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).

स्कन्धकोशान्तरं चास्य त्रिभिर्भागैर्विभाजयेत् ।
ग्रीवा च पद्मशीर्षं च तावद्भागार्धमुच्छ्रयात् ॥ २५३ ॥

skandhakośāntaraṃ cāsya tribhirbhāgairvibhājayet |
grīvā ca padmaśīrṣaṃ ca tāvadbhāgārdhamucchrayāt || 253 ||

The English translation of Verse 56.253 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 (56.253). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Skandhaka, Antaram, Antara, Idam, Tri, Bhaga, Vibha, Griva, Padma, Shirsha, Tavat, Ardha, Ucchraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 56.253). 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: “skandhakośāntaraṃ cāsya tribhirbhāgairvibhājayet
  • skandhako -
  • skandhaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ūśā -
  • vaś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vaś (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vaś (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • antaram -
  • antaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (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]
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhāgair -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vibhā -
  • vibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vibhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jayet -
  • ji (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “grīvā ca padmaśīrṣaṃ ca tāvadbhāgārdhamucchrayāt
  • grīvā -
  • grīvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • padma -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    padma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śīrṣam -
  • śīrṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīrṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīrṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śīrṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāgā -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucchrayāt -
  • ucchraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 56.253

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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