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).

सपादांश्चतुरो भागान् शिखरस्योच्छ्रयः स्मृतः ।
त्रिगुणेन च सूत्रेण पद्मकोशं समालिखेत् ॥ ४८ ॥

sapādāṃścaturo bhāgān śikharasyocchrayaḥ smṛtaḥ |
triguṇena ca sūtreṇa padmakośaṃ samālikhet || 48 ||

The English translation of Verse 56.48 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 (56.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sapada, Catur, Catura, Bhaga, Shikhara, Ucchraya, Smrita, Triguna, Sutra, Sutrena, Padmakosha, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 56.48). 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: “sapādāṃścaturo bhāgān śikharasyocchrayaḥ smṛtaḥ
  • sapādāṃś -
  • sapāda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • caturo* -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    catura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāgān -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śikharasyo -
  • śikhara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śikhara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ucchrayaḥ -
  • ucchraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “triguṇena ca sūtreṇa padmakośaṃ samālikhet
  • triguṇena -
  • triguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    triguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūtreṇa -
  • sūtreṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtreṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • padmakośam -
  • padmakośa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • likhet -
  • likh (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 56.48

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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