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).

कनीयसः कनीयोभिः प्रासादानुपकल्पयेत् ।
शिखरैरपरैः श्लिष्टाः प्रासादा जज्ञिरे ततः ॥ २० ॥

kanīyasaḥ kanīyobhiḥ prāsādānupakalpayet |
śikharairaparaiḥ śliṣṭāḥ prāsādā jajñire tataḥ || 20 ||

The English translation of Verse 52.20 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 (52.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kaniyas, Kaniyasa, Prasada, Upa, Shikhara, Apara, Shlishta, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 52.20). 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: “kanīyasaḥ kanīyobhiḥ prāsādānupakalpayet
  • kanīyasaḥ -
  • kanīyas (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kanīyas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kanīyas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kanīyasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kanīyobhiḥ -
  • kanīyas (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kanīyas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kanīyas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prāsādān -
  • prāsāda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “śikharairaparaiḥ śliṣṭāḥ prāsādā jajñire tataḥ
  • śikharair -
  • śikhara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śikhara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • aparaiḥ -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śliṣṭāḥ -
  • śliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śliṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śliṣ -> śliṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śliṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
    śliṣ -> śliṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śliṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śliṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
  • prāsādā* -
  • prāsāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jajñire -
  • jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle third plural]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 52.20

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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