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).

प्राच्यं बहिर्मुखं कुड्यं चिनोति स्थपतिर्यदा ।
राजदण्डभयं तत्र निर्देष्टव्यं विचक्षणैः ॥ ८ ॥

prācyaṃ bahirmukhaṃ kuḍyaṃ cinoti sthapatiryadā |
rājadaṇḍabhayaṃ tatra nirdeṣṭavyaṃ vicakṣaṇaiḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Verse 41.8 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 (41.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pracya, Bahirmukha, Kudya, Sthapati, Yada, Yad, Rajadanda, Bhaya, Tatra, Nih, Deshtavya, Vicakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 41.8). 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: “prācyaṃ bahirmukhaṃ kuḍyaṃ cinoti sthapatiryadā
  • prācyam -
  • prācya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prācya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prācyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bahirmukham -
  • bahirmukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bahirmukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kuḍyam -
  • kuḍya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuḍyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cinoti -
  • ci (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • sthapatir -
  • sthapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthapati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “rājadaṇḍabhayaṃ tatra nirdeṣṭavyaṃ vicakṣaṇaiḥ
  • rājadaṇḍa -
  • rājadaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • deṣṭavyam -
  • deṣṭavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deṣṭavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    deṣṭavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vicakṣaṇaiḥ -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vicakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 41.8

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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