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).

पीठोच्छ्रायं च जङ्घां च तथास्य शिखरोच्छ्रयम् ।
नन्दिशालसमाकारं सममेव प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ १५८ ॥

pīṭhocchrāyaṃ ca jaṅghāṃ ca tathāsya śikharocchrayam |
nandiśālasamākāraṃ samameva prakalpayet || 158 ||

The English translation of Verse 56.158 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 (56.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitha, Ucchraya, Jangha, Tatha, Idam, Shikhara, Nandi, Nandin, Shala, Samakara, Samam, Sama, Eva, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 56.158). 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: “pīṭhocchrāyaṃ ca jaṅghāṃ ca tathāsya śikharocchrayam
  • pīṭho -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ucchrāyam -
  • ucchrāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaṅghām -
  • jaṅghā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [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]
  • śikharo -
  • śikhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śikhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śikharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucchrayam -
  • ucchraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nandiśālasamākāraṃ samameva prakalpayet
  • nandi -
  • nandi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nandi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nandī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nandin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nandin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śāla -
  • śāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samākāram -
  • samākāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samākāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samākārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 56.158

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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