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).

शालास्तम्भस्य वा नाशे भार्या तस्य विनश्यति ।
स्तम्भशीर्षं यदि भ्रश्येत् स्फुटेत्स्तम्भोऽपि वा दृढः ॥ ४० ॥

śālāstambhasya vā nāśe bhāryā tasya vinaśyati |
stambhaśīrṣaṃ yadi bhraśyet sphuṭetstambho'pi vā dṛḍhaḥ || 40 ||

The English translation of Verse 43.40 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 (43.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shalastambha, Var, Nasha, Bharya, Tad, Vina, Shyat, Stambha, Shirsha, Yadi, Yad, Api, Dridha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 43.40). 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: “śālāstambhasya nāśe bhāryā tasya vinaśyati
  • śālāstambhasya -
  • śālāstambha (noun, masculine)
    [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]
  • nāśe -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhāryā -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyati -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “stambhaśīrṣaṃ yadi bhraśyet sphuṭetstambho'pi dṛḍhaḥ
  • stambha -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stambh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śīrṣam -
  • śīrṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīrṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīrṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śīrṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhraśyet -
  • bhraṃś (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
    bhraś (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • sphuṭet -
  • sphuṭ (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • stambho' -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative 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]
  • dṛḍhaḥ -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 43.40

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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