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).

अस्योपरि विधातव्यं भरणै द्विपदोच्छ्रितम् ।
मेखलान्तरपत्रे तु विधीयेते पदत्रये ॥ ६५ ॥

asyopari vidhātavyaṃ bharaṇai dvipadocchritam |
mekhalāntarapatre tu vidhīyete padatraye || 65 ||

The English translation of Verse 57a.65 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.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asi, Idam, Upari, Vidhatavya, Dvipad, Dvipada, Ucchrita, Mekhala, Tara, Patra, Vidh, Vidhi, Padat, Raya, Rayi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57a.65). 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: “asyopari vidhātavyaṃ bharaṇai dvipadocchritam
  • asyo -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    asi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • upari -
  • upari (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    upari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vidhātavyam -
  • vidhātavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhātavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidhātavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bharaṇai -
  • dvipado -
  • dvipada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvipada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvipad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dvipad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dvipadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucchritam -
  • ucchrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ucchrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ucchritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “mekhalāntarapatre tu vidhīyete padatraye
  • mekhalān -
  • mekhala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tara -
  • tara (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • patre -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īyete -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present passive third dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present passive third dual]
  • padat -
  • pad -> padat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pad class 1 verb]
  • raye -
  • raya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rayi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rayi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ray (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57a.65

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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