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).

षड्भागे शिखरं मूले शेषांशकसमुच्छ्रितम् ।
तस्योच्छ्रयं त्रिधा कृत्वा वेणुकोशं समालिखेत् ॥ १२० ॥

ṣaḍbhāge śikharaṃ mūle śeṣāṃśakasamucchritam |
tasyocchrayaṃ tridhā kṛtvā veṇukośaṃ samālikhet || 120 ||

The English translation of Verse 56.120 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 (56.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shadbhaga, Shikhara, Mula, Shesha, Shaka, Samucchrita, Tad, Ucchraya, Tridha, Kritva, Kritvan, Sha, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 56.120). 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: “ṣaḍbhāge śikharaṃ mūle śeṣāṃśakasamucchritam
  • ṣaḍbhāge -
  • ṣaḍbhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śikharam -
  • śikhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śikhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śikharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mūle -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • śeṣāṃ -
  • śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śaka -
  • śaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samucchritam -
  • samucchrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samucchrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samucchritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tasyocchrayaṃ tridhā kṛtvā veṇukośaṃ samālikhet
  • tasyo -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ucchrayam -
  • ucchraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tridhā -
  • tridhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • veṇuko -
  • śam -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [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 56.120

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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