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).

कर्मोपजीविजनवासनिमित्तमेताः ।
क्षेत्राकृतीरभिहिताः प्रविमृश्य तेषाम् ।
वेश्मानि कारयति यः स्थपतिर्यथाव- ।
न्मान्यः स कस्य न भवेदिह भूमिपृष्ठे ॥ २१ ॥

karmopajīvijanavāsanimittametāḥ |
kṣetrākṛtīrabhihitāḥ pravimṛśya teṣām |
veśmāni kārayati yaḥ sthapatiryathāva- |
nmānyaḥ sa kasya na bhavediha bhūmipṛṣṭhe || 21 ||

The English translation of Verse 38.21 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 (38.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karman, Upajivin, Janavasa, Nimitta, Eta, Esha, Kshetra, Akriti, Abhihita, Pra, Vimrishya, Tad, Veshman, Karayat, Yah, Sthapati, Yatha, Ava, Kah, Kim, Iha, Bhumi, Prishthe, Prishtha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 38.21). 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: “karmopajīvijanavāsanimittametāḥ
  • karmo -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • upajīvi -
  • upajīvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    upajīvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • janavāsa -
  • janavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janavāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nimittam -
  • nimitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etāḥ -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kṣetrākṛtīrabhihitāḥ pravimṛśya teṣām
  • kṣetrā -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākṛtīr -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    ākṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • abhihitāḥ -
  • abhihita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    abhihitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vimṛśya -
  • vimṛśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vimṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 3: “veśmāni kārayati yaḥ sthapatiryathāva-
  • veśmāni -
  • veśman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kārayati -
  • kṛ -> kārayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthapatir -
  • sthapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthapati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ava -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 4: “nmānyaḥ sa kasya na bhavediha bhūmipṛṣṭhe
  • Cannot analyse nmānyaḥ*sa
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhūmi -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛṣṭhe -
  • pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 38.21

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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