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).

शाकश्च खदिरश्चेति सामन्तानां हिताविमौ ।
कीलौ शालशिरीषोत्थौ वैश्यानां कीर्तितौ शुभौ ॥ ५ ॥

śākaśca khadiraśceti sāmantānāṃ hitāvimau |
kīlau śālaśirīṣotthau vaiśyānāṃ kīrtitau śubhau || 5 ||

The English translation of Verse 37.5 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 (37.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shaka, Khadira, Ceti, Samanta, Hita, Hiti, Idam, Kila, Shala, Shirisha, Uttha, Vaishya, Kirtita, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 37.5). 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: “śākaśca khadiraśceti sāmantānāṃ hitāvimau
  • śākaś -
  • śāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khadiraś -
  • khadira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ceti -
  • ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sāmantānām -
  • sāmanta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sāmanta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sāmantā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • hitāvi -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √hi class 5 verb]
  • imau -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kīlau śālaśirīṣotthau vaiśyānāṃ kīrtitau śubhau
  • kīlau -
  • kīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śāla -
  • śāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śirīṣo -
  • śirīṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • utthau -
  • uttha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vaiśyānām -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vaiśya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kīrtitau -
  • kīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • śubhau -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 37.5

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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