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).

अष्टभिर्विस्तृतं भागैः सार्धैर्नवभिरुच्छ्रितम् ।
सर्वतोभद्र काकारं शिखरं तस्य कारयेत् ॥ १७५ ॥

aṣṭabhirvistṛtaṃ bhāgaiḥ sārdhairnavabhirucchritam |
sarvatobhadra kākāraṃ śikharaṃ tasya kārayet || 175 ||

The English translation of Verse 56.175 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 (56.175). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtan, Vistritam, Vistrita, Bhaga, Sardha, Navan, Ucchrita, Sarvatobhadra, Kakara, Shikhara, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 56.175). 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: “aṣṭabhirvistṛtaṃ bhāgaiḥ sārdhairnavabhirucchritam
  • aṣṭabhir -
  • aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vistṛtam -
  • vistṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vistṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vistṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāgaiḥ -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sārdhair -
  • sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • navabhir -
  • navan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ucchritam -
  • ucchrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ucchrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ucchritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sarvatobhadra kākāraṃ śikharaṃ tasya kārayet
  • sarvatobhadra -
  • sarvatobhadra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvatobhadra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kākāram -
  • kākāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kākāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śikharam -
  • śikhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śikhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śikharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasya -
  • 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]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (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 56.175

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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