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).

भागत्रयेण रथको मध्यमोऽस्य विधीयते ।
द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां तु भागाभ्यां रथकौ वामदक्षिणौ ॥ ६० ॥

bhāgatrayeṇa rathako madhyamo'sya vidhīyate |
dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ tu bhāgābhyāṃ rathakau vāmadakṣiṇau || 60 ||

The English translation of Verse 56.60 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 (56.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhaga, Traya, Rathaka, Madhyama, Idam, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Dva, Vamadakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 56.60). 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: “bhāgatrayeṇa rathako madhyamo'sya vidhīyate
  • bhāga -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trayeṇa -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • rathako* -
  • rathaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • madhyamo' -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second 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]
  • Line 2: “dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ tu bhāgābhyāṃ rathakau vāmadakṣiṇau
  • dvābhyām -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • dvābhyām -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhāgābhyām -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • rathakau -
  • rathaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāmadakṣiṇau -
  • vāmadakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 56.60

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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