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).

ब्रह्मसंज्ञं तदुद्दिष्टं तत्र राजभयं भवेत् ।
विस्तृतं यदि बाह्येषु संक्षिप्तं चैव मध्यतः ॥ १६ ॥

brahmasaṃjñaṃ taduddiṣṭaṃ tatra rājabhayaṃ bhavet |
vistṛtaṃ yadi bāhyeṣu saṃkṣiptaṃ caiva madhyataḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Verse 41.16 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 (41.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Sanjna, Tad, Tat, Uddishta, Tatra, Rajabhaya, Vistritam, Vistrita, Yadi, Yad, Bahya, Sankshipta, Madhyatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 41.16). 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: “brahmasaṃjñaṃ taduddiṣṭaṃ tatra rājabhayaṃ bhavet
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sañjñam -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sañjña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uddiṣṭam -
  • uddiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uddiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uddiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājabhayam -
  • rājabhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “vistṛtaṃ yadi bāhyeṣu saṃkṣiptaṃ caiva madhyataḥ
  • vistṛtam -
  • vistṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vistṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vistṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bāhyeṣu -
  • bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • saṅkṣiptam -
  • saṅkṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkṣipta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṅkṣiptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • madhyataḥ -
  • madhyataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 41.16

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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