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).

स्त्रीपुंसयोः कुलिङ्गे तु जायते पापकारिता ।
पारावते तु जायेते स्त्रीपुंसौ गुरुतल्पगौ ॥ १५ ॥

strīpuṃsayoḥ kuliṅge tu jāyate pāpakāritā |
pārāvate tu jāyete strīpuṃsau gurutalpagau || 15 ||

The English translation of Verse 42.15 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:

Buy now! English translation by Sudarshan Kumar Sharma (2007)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (42.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Stripumsa, Kulinga, Jayat, Papakarin, Tan, Paravata, Paravati, Gurutalpaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 42.15). 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: “strīpuṃsayoḥ kuliṅge tu jāyate pāpakāritā
  • strīpuṃsayoḥ -
  • strīpuṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • kuliṅge -
  • kuliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuliṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • pāpakāri -
  • pāpakārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāpakārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pārāvate tu jāyete strīpuṃsau gurutalpagau
  • pārāvate -
  • pārāvata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pārāvata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārāvati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jāyete -
  • jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third dual]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third dual]
  • strīpuṃsau -
  • strīpuṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gurutalpagau -
  • gurutalpaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 42.15

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.

Buy now!
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: