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).

कर्तव्याः स्वस्वविस्तारादुच्छ्रयेण त्रिभागिकाः ।
कुर्यान्मन्त्रवतीभिस्ता इष्टकाभिस्तु चायताः ॥ ९ ॥

kartavyāḥ svasvavistārāducchrayeṇa tribhāgikāḥ |
kuryānmantravatībhistā iṣṭakābhistu cāyatāḥ || 9 ||

The English translation of Verse 47.9 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 (47.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kartavya, Svasu, Svan, Avi, Avis, Tara, Ucchraya, Tribha, Mantravat, Tas, Ishtaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 47.9). 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: “kartavyāḥ svasvavistārāducchrayeṇa tribhāgikāḥ
  • kartavyāḥ -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • svasva -
  • svasū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • avis -
  • avis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tārād -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ucchrayeṇa -
  • ucchraya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tribhā -
  • tribhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • gi -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāḥ -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kuryānmantravatībhistā iṣṭakābhistu cāyatāḥ
  • kuryān -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • mantravatī -
  • mantravat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mantravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ibhis -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iṣṭakābhis -
  • iṣṭakā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • cāyatā -
  • cāy (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 47.9

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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