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).

कुसुमाक्षतमय्यश्च कर्तव्या गृहदेवताः ।
आदौ स्थानानि शङ्कूनां परीक्षेत समन्ततः ॥ १७ ॥

kusumākṣatamayyaśca kartavyā gṛhadevatāḥ |
ādau sthānāni śaṅkūnāṃ parīkṣeta samantataḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Verse 37.17 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 (37.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kusuma, Akshata, Ayi, Ayin, Kartavya, Grihadevata, Adau, Ada, Adi, Sthana, Sthanani, Shanku, Pariksha, Parikshi, Ita, Samantatah, Samantatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 37.17). 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: “kusumākṣatamayyaśca kartavyā gṛhadevatāḥ
  • kusumā -
  • kusuma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kusuma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kusumā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣatam -
  • akṣata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ayya -
  • ayi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kartavyā* -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • gṛhadevatāḥ -
  • gṛhadevatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gṛhadevata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ādau sthānāni śaṅkūnāṃ parīkṣeta samantataḥ
  • ādau -
  • ādau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sthānāni -
  • sthānānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sthānānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sthānānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śaṅkūnām -
  • śaṅku (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śaṅku (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • parīkṣe -
  • parīkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    parīkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    parīkṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    parīkṣi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 37.17

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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