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).

प्राग्रीवभूमिषु वृतो भित्त्या च सगवाक्षकः ।
अग्रतः सहितः स्तम्भैः षड्भिश्च क्रियते यदा ॥ १३९ ॥

prāgrīvabhūmiṣu vṛto bhittyā ca sagavākṣakaḥ |
agrataḥ sahitaḥ stambhaiḥ ṣaḍbhiśca kriyate yadā || 139 ||

The English translation of Verse 49.139 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 (49.139). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prak, Bhumi, Vrit, Vrita, Bhitti, Sagu, Aksha, Kah, Agratah, Agratas, Sahitri, Sahita, Stambha, Shash, Kriyat, Yada, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 49.139). 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: “prāgrīvabhūmiṣu vṛto bhittyā ca sagavākṣakaḥ
  • prāg -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rīva -
  • rīv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhūmiṣu -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vṛto* -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • bhittyā -
  • bhitti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sagavā -
  • sagu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sagu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ākṣa -
  • ākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “agrataḥ sahitaḥ stambhaiḥ ṣaḍbhiśca kriyate yadā
  • agrataḥ -
  • agrataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agratas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sahitaḥ -
  • sahitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • stambhaiḥ -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ṣaḍbhiś -
  • ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kriyate -
  • kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 49.139

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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