Samarangana-sutradhara [sanskrit]

61,230 words | ISBN-10: 8171103022

The Sanskrit edition of the Samarangana Sutradhara including grammatical analysis. The Samarangana Sutradhara is an encyclopedic work on classical Indian architecture (Vastu Shastra). Alternative titles: Samaranganasutradhara, Samarāṅgaṇa Sūtradhāra (समराङ्गण सूत्रधार), Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra (समराङ्गणसूत्रधार).

स्कन्धावारनिवेशेषु पुरग्रामनिवेशने ।
देवालयक्षितिपवेश्मनिवेशनेषु ।
प्रोक्तान् बलीन् प्रवितरेत्प्रयतः सुरेभ्यः ।
प्रारम्भमन्यमपि वास्तुगतं चिकीर्षुः ।
कुर्वन्निमं विधिमभीप्सितभाजनं स्यात् ॥ २८ ॥

skandhāvāraniveśeṣu puragrāmaniveśane |
devālayakṣitipaveśmaniveśaneṣu |
proktān balīn pravitaretprayataḥ surebhyaḥ |
prārambhamanyamapi vāstugataṃ cikīrṣuḥ |
kurvannimaṃ vidhimabhīpsitabhājanaṃ syāt || 28 ||

The English translation of Verse 36.28 is contained in the book Samarangana Sutradhara of Bhojadeva by Sudarshan Kumar Sharma. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (36.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Skandhavara, Nivesha, Pura, Gramani, Veshana, Devalaya, Kshitipa, Veshman, Prokta, Bali, Prayata, Prayat, Sura, Prarambha, Anya, Api, Vastu, Gata, Cikirshu, Kurvat, Idam, Vidhi, Abhipsita, Bhajana, Syat, Sya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 36.28). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “skandhāvāraniveśeṣu puragrāmaniveśane
  • skandhāvāra -
  • skandhāvāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niveśeṣu -
  • niveśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • pura -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • grāmani -
  • grāmani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    grāmani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    grāmani (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • veśane -
  • veśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “devālayakṣitipaveśmaniveśaneṣu
  • devālaya -
  • devālaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣitipa -
  • kṣitipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • veśmani -
  • veśman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • veśaneṣu -
  • veśana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 3: “proktān balīn pravitaretprayataḥ surebhyaḥ
  • proktān -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • balīn -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pravi -
  • pravi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • taret -
  • tṝ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • prayataḥ -
  • prayata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pre -> prayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pre class 2 verb], [ablative single from √pre class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pre class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • surebhyaḥ -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • Line 4: “prārambhamanyamapi vāstugataṃ cikīrṣuḥ
  • prārambham -
  • prārambha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prārambha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anyam -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vāstu -
  • vāstu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāstu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gatam -
  • gat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cikīrṣuḥ -
  • cikīrṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cikīrṣu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 5: “kurvannimaṃ vidhimabhīpsitabhājanaṃ syāt
  • kurvann -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidhim -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • abhīpsita -
  • abhīpsita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhīpsita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhājanam -
  • bhājana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhājana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhājanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 36.28

Cover of edition (2011)

Samrangana Sutradhara: Treatise of Housing Architecture, Machines, Inconography and Dance
by Maharajdhiraj Shri Bhoj Dev (2011)

Sanskrit text with Hindi Transalation; Set of two volumes.

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