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).

सीमाग्रे सान्तरा द्व्यंशविस्तृता चतुरायता ।
अष्टस्तम्भोऽस्य गर्भो वै षोडशस्तम्भको बहिः ॥ १८१ ॥

sīmāgre sāntarā dvyaṃśavistṛtā caturāyatā |
aṣṭastambho'sya garbho vai ṣoḍaśastambhako bahiḥ || 181 ||

The English translation of Verse 49.181 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 (49.181). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sima, Siman, Agre, Agra, Agri, Santara, Dvyamsha, Vistrita, Catura, Tan, Ashta, Bha, Bhu, Idam, Garbha, Shodasha, Tambhaka, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 49.181). 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: “sīmāgre sāntarā dvyaṃśavistṛtā caturāyatā
  • sīmā -
  • sīman (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sīman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sīmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agre -
  • agre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    agri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sāntarā* -
  • sāntara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sāntarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvyaṃśa -
  • dvyaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvyaṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vistṛtā -
  • vistṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturāya -
  • catura (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    catura (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “aṣṭastambho'sya garbho vai ṣoḍaśastambhako bahiḥ
  • aṣṭas -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bho' -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • garbho* -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • ṣoḍaśas -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tambhako* -
  • tambhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bahiḥ -
  • bahiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 49.181

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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