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).

षड्भागाभ्यधिकं ज्येष्ठे मध्येऽष्टांशाधिकं ततः ।
बलविधिः समपदः प्रासादस्य विधीयते ॥ ११ ॥

ṣaḍbhāgābhyadhikaṃ jyeṣṭhe madhye'ṣṭāṃśādhikaṃ tataḥ |
balavidhiḥ samapadaḥ prāsādasya vidhīyate || 11 ||

The English translation of Verse 53.11 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 (53.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shadbhaga, Abhyadhikam, Abhyadhika, Jyeshtha, Madhye, Madhya, Ashta, Shadhi, Kah, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bala, Vidhi, Samapada, Prasada, Vidh, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 53.11). 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: “ṣaḍbhāgābhyadhikaṃ jyeṣṭhe madhye'ṣṭāṃśādhikaṃ tataḥ
  • ṣaḍbhāgā -
  • ṣaḍbhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhyadhikam -
  • abhyadhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhyadhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhyadhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhyadhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jyeṣṭhe -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • madhye' -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aṣṭāṃ -
  • aṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • śādhi -
  • śādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śādhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śādhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “balavidhiḥ samapadaḥ prāsādasya vidhīyate
  • bala -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samapadaḥ -
  • samapada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāsādasya -
  • prāsāda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 53.11

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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