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).

स्थापत्यमङ्गैरिदमष्टभिर्यश्चतुर्विधं वेत्ति विशुद्धबुद्धिः ।
स शिल्पिनां संसदि लब्धपूजः परां प्रतिष्ठां लभते चिरायुः ॥ २२ ॥

sthāpatyamaṅgairidamaṣṭabhiryaścaturvidhaṃ vetti viśuddhabuddhiḥ |
sa śilpināṃ saṃsadi labdhapūjaḥ parāṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ labhate cirāyuḥ || 22 ||

The English translation of Verse 44.22 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 (44.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sthapatya, Anga, Idam, Ashtan, Yah, Caturvidha, Vishuddha, Buddhi, Shilpin, Samsad, Labdha, Puja, Para, Pratishtha, Labhat, Cirayu, Cirayus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 44.22). 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: “sthāpatyamaṅgairidamaṣṭabhiryaścaturvidhaṃ vetti viśuddhabuddhiḥ
  • sthāpatyam -
  • sthāpatya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthāpatya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthāpatyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṅgair -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aṣṭabhir -
  • aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturvidham -
  • caturvidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturvidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vetti -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • viśuddha -
  • viśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhiḥ -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa śilpināṃ saṃsadi labdhapūjaḥ parāṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ labhate cirāyuḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śilpinām -
  • śilpin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śilpin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • saṃsadi -
  • saṃsad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    saṃsad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃsad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • labdha -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • pūjaḥ -
  • pūja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parām -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pratiṣṭhām -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • cirāyuḥ -
  • cirāyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cirāyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cirāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 44.22

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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