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).

वेश्यास्तु भगसंस्थाने दर्पणाभे सुवर्णकृत् ।
संस्थानतो वज्रसमे जना नगरगोष्ठिकाः ॥ १० ॥

veśyāstu bhagasaṃsthāne darpaṇābhe suvarṇakṛt |
saṃsthānato vajrasame janā nagaragoṣṭhikāḥ || 10 ||

The English translation of Verse 38.10 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 (38.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Veshi, Veshya, Bhaga, Samsthana, Darpana, Abhi, Suvarnakrit, Tas, Vajra, Sama, Jana, Nagara, Goshthika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 38.10). 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: “veśyāstu bhagasaṃsthāne darpaṇābhe suvarṇakṛt
  • veśyās -
  • veśi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    veśī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    veśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    veśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhaga -
  • bhaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthāne -
  • saṃsthāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃsthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃsthānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • darpaṇā -
  • darpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhe -
  • abhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • suvarṇakṛt -
  • suvarṇakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃsthānato vajrasame janā nagaragoṣṭhikāḥ
  • saṃsthāna -
  • saṃsthāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃsthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vajra -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • same -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • janā* -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nagara -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • goṣṭhikāḥ -
  • goṣṭhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    goṣṭhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 38.10

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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