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).

कपोतो भवने यस्य श्वेतवर्णो विशेत् क्वचित् ।
कीर्त्तिविद्याधनं पुण्यं शीघ्रं च नयते क्षयम् ॥ २१ ॥

kapoto bhavane yasya śvetavarṇo viśet kvacit |
kīrttividyādhanaṃ puṇyaṃ śīghraṃ ca nayate kṣayam || 21 ||

The English translation of Verse 46.21 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 (46.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kapota, Bhavana, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Shvetavarna, Kva, Acit, Vidyadhana, Punya, Shighram, Shighra, Nayat, Kshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 46.21). 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: “kapoto bhavane yasya śvetavarṇo viśet kvacit
  • kapoto* -
  • kapota (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavane -
  • bhavana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śvetavarṇo* -
  • śvetavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśet -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kīrttividyādhanaṃ puṇyaṃ śīghraṃ ca nayate kṣayam
  • kīrtti -
  • kīrtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vidyādhanam -
  • vidyādhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • śīghram -
  • śīghram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīghrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nayate -
  • nayat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nayat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ class 1 verb]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 46.21

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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