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).

नातः परं नृणामूर्ध्वप्रमाणं शस्तमुच्यते ।
देवदानवदैत्यानां पिशाचोरगरक्षसाम् ॥ ३१ ॥

nātaḥ paraṃ nṛṇāmūrdhvapramāṇaṃ śastamucyate |
devadānavadaityānāṃ piśācoragarakṣasām || 31 ||

The English translation of Verse 39.31 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 (39.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Param, Para, Nri, Urdhvapramana, Shasta, Ucyat, Devadanava, Daitya, Pishaca, Uraga, Rakshas, Rakshasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 39.31). 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: “nātaḥ paraṃ nṛṇāmūrdhvapramāṇaṃ śastamucyate
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ūrdhvapramāṇam -
  • ūrdhvapramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śastam -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śas class 1 verb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “devadānavadaityānāṃ piśācoragarakṣasām
  • devadānava -
  • devadānava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devadānava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daityānām -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    daityā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • piśāco -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    piśācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uraga -
  • uraga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣasām -
  • rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    rakṣasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 39.31

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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