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).

नाधस्तात् स प्रयोक्तव्यो नोर्ध्वतश्चाप्युदुम्बरात् ।
कुम्भिकाभरणपट्टजयन्तीशीर्षकायफलकेषु तुला ।
उक्तमिह यत्प्रथमं तन्नाधिकं प्रविदधीत न हीनम् ॥ १२ ॥

nādhastāt sa prayoktavyo nordhvataścāpyudumbarāt |
kumbhikābharaṇapaṭṭajayantīśīrṣakāyaphalakeṣu tulā |
uktamiha yatprathamaṃ tannādhikaṃ pravidadhīta na hīnam || 12 ||

The English translation of Verse 53.12 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 (53.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nadhas, Tat, Prayoktavya, Dhvas, Capin, Capi, Udumbara, Kumbhika, Abharana, Pattaja, Yat, Yanti, Shirshaka, Phalaka, Tula, Ukta, Iha, Yatprathama, Tan, Adhi, Kah, Pravid, Adhita, Hina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 53.12). 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: “nādhastāt sa prayoktavyo nordhvataścāpyudumbarāt
  • nādhas -
  • nādhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tāt -
  • tāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prayoktavyo* -
  • prayoktavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nor -
  • nu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dhvat -
  • dhvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dhvas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • cāpyu -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • udumbarāt -
  • udumbara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    udumbara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “kumbhikābharaṇapaṭṭajayantīśīrṣakāyaphalakeṣu tulā
  • kumbhikā -
  • kumbhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābharaṇa -
  • ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṭṭaja -
  • paṭṭaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yantī -
  • yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yanti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • śīrṣakāya -
  • śīrṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śīrṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • phalakeṣu -
  • phalaka (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • tulā -
  • tulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “uktamiha yatprathamaṃ tannādhikaṃ pravidadhīta na hīnam
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yatprathamam -
  • yatprathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yatprathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yatprathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ādhi -
  • ādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pravid -
  • pravid (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • adhīta -
  • adhīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīnam -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 53.12

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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