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).

लक्षं गृहीत्वाधःसूत्र ऊर्ध्वसूत्राणि लक्षयेत् ।
उदये कण्टकस्यान्ते तद्वदेवानुसन्ततम् ॥ ३९ ॥

lakṣaṃ gṛhītvādhaḥsūtra ūrdhvasūtrāṇi lakṣayet |
udaye kaṇṭakasyānte tadvadevānusantatam || 39 ||

The English translation of Verse 54.39 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 (54.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Laksha, Grihitva, Adhah, Adhas, Sutras, Urdhva, Sutra, Udaya, Kantaka, Anta, Anti, Tadvat, Eva, Anu, Santata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 54.39). 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: “lakṣaṃ gṛhītvādhaḥsūtra ūrdhvasūtrāṇi lakṣayet
  • lakṣam -
  • lakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • adhaḥ -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sūtra* -
  • sūtras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ūrdhva -
  • ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūtrāṇi -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lakṣayet -
  • lakṣ (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “udaye kaṇṭakasyānte tadvadevānusantatam
  • udaye -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kaṇṭakasyā -
  • kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ante -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • tadvad -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tadvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • santatam -
  • santata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    santata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    santatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 54.39

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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