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).

स्फाटिकैर्विविधैर्जालैः सहरिन्मणिवेदिकैः ।
हंसकर्णकपोतालीतिर्यक्स्थाल्यर्धकर्णिकैः ॥ ८ ॥

sphāṭikairvividhairjālaiḥ saharinmaṇivedikaiḥ |
haṃsakarṇakapotālītiryaksthālyardhakarṇikaiḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Verse 52.8 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 (52.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sphatika, Vividha, Jala, Saha, Rit, Maniva, Dish, Hamsaka, Rina, Kapota, Ali, Alin, Tiryak, Sthali, Sthalya, Ridhak, Arnika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 52.8). 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: “sphāṭikairvividhairjālaiḥ saharinmaṇivedikaiḥ
  • sphāṭikair -
  • sphāṭika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sphāṭika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vividhair -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jālaiḥ -
  • jāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rin -
  • rit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • maṇive -
  • maṇiva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    maṇiva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    maṇivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dik -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aiḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “haṃsakarṇakapotālītiryaksthālyardhakarṇikaiḥ
  • haṃsakar -
  • haṃsaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    haṃsaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṇa -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kapotā -
  • kapota (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alī -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    alin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tiryak -
  • tiryak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sthālyar -
  • sthālī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sthal -> sthālya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sthal class 1 verb]
    sthal -> sthālya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sthal class 1 verb]
    sthal -> sthālyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthal class 1 verb]
  • ṛdhak -
  • ṛdhak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arṇikai -
  • arṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 52.8

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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