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).

तथाचाष्टविधं कर्म ज्ञेयं स्थपतिना सदा ।
आलेख्यं लेख्यजातं च दारुकर्म चयस्तथा ॥ २० ॥

tathācāṣṭavidhaṃ karma jñeyaṃ sthapatinā sadā |
ālekhyaṃ lekhyajātaṃ ca dārukarma cayastathā || 20 ||

The English translation of Verse 44.20 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 (44.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Aca, Vidh, Vidha, Karman, Jneya, Sthapati, Sada, Sad, Alekhya, Lekhin, Lekhya, Ajata, Darukarman, Caya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 44.20). 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: “tathācāṣṭavidhaṃ karma jñeyaṃ sthapatinā sadā
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācāṣ -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidham -
  • vidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jñeyam -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jñeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • sthapatinā -
  • sthapati (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sthapati (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ālekhyaṃ lekhyajātaṃ ca dārukarma cayastathā
  • ālekhyam -
  • ālekhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ālekhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ālekhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lekhya -
  • lekhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    lekhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    lekhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lekhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √likh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √likh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √likh]
  • ajātam -
  • ajāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ajāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ajātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dārukarma -
  • dārukarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cayas -
  • caya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 44.20

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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