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).

कुर्वीत स्तम्भतः सार्धा गर्ग कुम्भस्य विस्तृतीः ।
अथवा स्तम्भकर्णेन स्तम्भाग्रद्विगुणा क्वचित् ॥ १४० ॥

kurvīta stambhataḥ sārdhā garga kumbhasya vistṛtīḥ |
athavā stambhakarṇena stambhāgradviguṇā kvacit || 140 ||

The English translation of Verse 55.140 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 (55.140). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Stambhat, Sardha, Garga, Kumbha, Vistriti, Athava, Stambhaka, Rina, Stambha, Agra, Dviguna, Kva, Acit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 55.140). 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: “kurvīta stambhataḥ sārdhā garga kumbhasya vistṛtīḥ
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • stambhataḥ -
  • stambh -> stambhat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √stambh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √stambh class 1 verb]
    stambh -> stambhat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √stambh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √stambh class 1 verb]
    stambh (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • sārdhā* -
  • sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • garga -
  • garga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumbhasya -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vistṛtīḥ -
  • vistṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “athavā stambhakarṇena stambhāgradviguṇā kvacit
  • athavā -
  • athavā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • stambhakar -
  • stambhaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stambhaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stambhakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṇena -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • stambhā -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stambh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • agra -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dviguṇā -
  • dviguṇā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dviguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 55.140

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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