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).

न कुर्याद्भूषणैस्तुल्यं समं वास्थंदरूपतः ।
समरूपं भवेद्धर्म्यं निर्युक्तं च न नन्दति ॥ १६ ॥

na kuryādbhūṣaṇaistulyaṃ samaṃ vāsthaṃdarūpataḥ |
samarūpaṃ bhaveddharmyaṃ niryuktaṃ ca na nandati || 16 ||

The English translation of Verse 51.16 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 (51.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhushana, Tulyam, Tulya, Samam, Sama, Rupatah, Rupatas, Samarupa, Harmya, Niryukta, Nandat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 51.16). 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: “na kuryādbhūṣaṇaistulyaṃ samaṃ vāsthaṃdarūpataḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhūṣaṇais -
  • bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tulyam -
  • tulyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tulya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tulyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āsthan -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • da -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpataḥ -
  • rūpataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rūpatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “samarūpaṃ bhaveddharmyaṃ niryuktaṃ ca na nandati
  • samarūpam -
  • samarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaveddh -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • harmyam -
  • harmya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    harmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    harmyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niryuktam -
  • niryukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niryukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niryuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nandati -
  • nand -> nandat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nand class 1 verb]
    nand -> nandat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √nand class 1 verb]
    nand (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 51.16

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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