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).

विविधं रूपकर्माढ्यं सुसंस्थानं मनोरमम् ।
अकुब्जमनतं चैव पूर्वोत्कृष्टतरं तथा ॥ १६ ॥

vividhaṃ rūpakarmāḍhyaṃ susaṃsthānaṃ manoramam |
akubjamanataṃ caiva pūrvotkṛṣṭataraṃ tathā || 16 ||

The English translation of Verse 46.16 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 (46.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vividham, Vividha, Rupa, Karman, Adhya, Susamsthana, Manorama, Kubja, Anata, Purva, Utkrishta, Tara, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 46.16). 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: “vividhaṃ rūpakarmāḍhyaṃ susaṃsthānaṃ manoramam
  • vividham -
  • vividham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rūpa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āḍhyam -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āḍhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āḍhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • susaṃsthānam -
  • susaṃsthāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    susaṃsthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    susaṃsthānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manoramam -
  • manorama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    manorama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    manoramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “akubjamanataṃ caiva pūrvotkṛṣṭataraṃ tathā
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kubjam -
  • kubja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kubja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kubjā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anatam -
  • anata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • pūrvo -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utkṛṣṭa -
  • utkṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utkṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taram -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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 46.16

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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