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).

स्थपनीपट्टिकाश्चैव स्त्रीविनाशं तदादिशेत् ।
विटङ्कस्य तुलाया वा भङ्गे जाते कथञ्चन ॥ ३९ ॥

sthapanīpaṭṭikāścaiva strīvināśaṃ tadādiśet |
viṭaṅkasya tulāyā vā bhaṅge jāte kathañcana || 39 ||

The English translation of Verse 43.39 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 (43.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sthapani, Pattika, Stri, Vinasha, Tada, Vitanka, Tula, Var, Bhanga, Bhangi, Jata, Jati, Katham, Katha, Cana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 43.39). 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: “sthapanīpaṭṭikāścaiva strīvināśaṃ tadādiśet
  • sthapanī -
  • sthapanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • paṭṭikāś -
  • paṭṭikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    paṭṭika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • 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]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vināśam -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • diśet -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “viṭaṅkasya tulāyā bhaṅge jāte kathañcana
  • viṭaṅkasya -
  • viṭaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    viṭaṅka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tulāyā* -
  • tulā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaṅge -
  • bhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhaṅgi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • jāte -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jāti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 43.39

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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