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).

लम्बनं तु तदर्धेन यथाशोभमथापि वा ।
ऊर्ध्वनानतरः पत्रस्य कक्प्यतेऽप्ययथाक्रमम् ।
कोणेषु कूटः कर्तव्यो विविधैः कर्मसम्भ्रमैः ।
विस्तारः स्याच्चतुर्भागस्तेषां षड्भाग उच्छ्रयः ॥ ३३ ॥

lambanaṃ tu tadardhena yathāśobhamathāpi vā |
ūrdhvanānataraḥ patrasya kakpyate'pyayathākramam |
koṇeṣu kūṭaḥ kartavyo vividhaiḥ karmasambhramaiḥ |
vistāraḥ syāccaturbhāgasteṣāṃ ṣaḍbhāga ucchrayaḥ || 33 ||

The English translation of Verse 57a.33 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 (57a.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lambana, Tada, Ina, Yathashobham, Athapi, Urdhva, Nana, Tara, Taras, Patra, Kona, Kuta, Kartavya, Vividha, Karmasa, Bhrama, Vistara, Syat, Sya, Caturbhaga, Tad, Shadbhaga, Ucchraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57a.33). 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: “lambanaṃ tu tadardhena yathāśobhamathāpi
  • lambanam -
  • lambana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lambana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lambanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tadar -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛdhe -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathāśobham -
  • yathāśobham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • athāpi -
  • athāpi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “ūrdhvanānataraḥ patrasya kakpyate'pyayathākramam
  • ūrdhva -
  • ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāna -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taraḥ -
  • taras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • patrasya -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse kakpyate'pyayathākramam
  • Line 3: “koṇeṣu kūṭaḥ kartavyo vividhaiḥ karmasambhramaiḥ
  • koṇeṣu -
  • koṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kūṭaḥ -
  • kūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kartavyo* -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • vividhaiḥ -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • karmasam -
  • karmasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhramaiḥ -
  • bhrama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 4: “vistāraḥ syāccaturbhāgasteṣāṃ ṣaḍbhāga ucchrayaḥ
  • vistāraḥ -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāc -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • caturbhāgas -
  • caturbhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ṣaḍbhāga* -
  • ṣaḍbhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucchrayaḥ -
  • ucchraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57a.33

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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