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).

देवानामालयः स स्यादिन्द्र नीलोऽयमीरितः ।
इन्द्र नीलः ।
एतस्यैव यदोर्ध्वस्थं शिखरं क्रियतेऽन्यथा ॥ २०८ ॥

devānāmālayaḥ sa syādindra nīlo'yamīritaḥ |
indra nīlaḥ |
etasyaiva yadordhvasthaṃ śikharaṃ kriyate'nyathā || 208 ||

The English translation of Verse 56.208 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 (56.208). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Alaya, Ali, Syat, Sya, Indra, Nila, Aya, Idam, Irita, Eta, Etad, Esha, Yad, Yadu, Tha, Shikhara, Kriyat, Anyatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 56.208). 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: “devānāmālayaḥ sa syādindra nīlo'yamīritaḥ
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ālayaḥ -
  • ālaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āli (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nīlo' -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • īritaḥ -
  • īrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īr]
  • Line 2: “indra nīlaḥ
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nīlaḥ -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “etasyaiva yadordhvasthaṃ śikharaṃ kriyate'nyathā
  • etasyai -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • yador -
  • yad (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    yadu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dhvas -
  • dhvas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhvas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tham -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tha (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]
  • kriyate' -
  • kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • anyathā -
  • anyathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 56.208

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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