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).

यत्र प्रत्यङ्मुखे शाले गृहं तत्स्याद्विकोकिलम् ।
आयुश्चतुष्पदं धान्यं वसतां तत्र नश्यति ॥ ३६ ॥

yatra pratyaṅmukhe śāle gṛhaṃ tatsyādvikokilam |
āyuścatuṣpadaṃ dhānyaṃ vasatāṃ tatra naśyati || 36 ||

The English translation of Verse 48.36 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 (48.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatra, Pratyanmukha, Shala, Shali, Grih, Tat, Tad, Syat, Sya, Kila, Ayu, Ayus, Catushpada, Dhanya, Vasat, Tatra, Nashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 48.36). 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: “yatra pratyaṅmukhe śāle gṛhaṃ tatsyādvikokilam
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratyaṅmukhe -
  • pratyaṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pratyaṅmukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śāle -
  • śāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śāli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śāl (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • viko -
  • kilam -
  • kila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “āyuścatuṣpadaṃ dhānyaṃ vasatāṃ tatra naśyati
  • āyuś -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • catuṣpadam -
  • catuṣpada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    catuṣpadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhānyam -
  • dhānya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhānya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhānyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vasatām -
  • vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
    vas (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • naśyati -
  • naśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    naśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 48.36

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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