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).

ग्रीवाण्डके विधातव्यं भागेनार्धेन कुम्भकः ।
सिंहकर्णस्तु कर्तव्यो द्विपदोऽस्यैव मध्यतः ॥ ७४ ॥

grīvāṇḍake vidhātavyaṃ bhāgenārdhena kumbhakaḥ |
siṃhakarṇastu kartavyo dvipado'syaiva madhyataḥ || 74 ||

The English translation of Verse 57a.74 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.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Griva, Daka, Vidhatavya, Bhaga, Ardha, Kumbhaka, Simhakarna, Kartavya, Dvipad, Dvipada, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Madhyatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57a.74). 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: “grīvāṇḍake vidhātavyaṃ bhāgenārdhena kumbhakaḥ
  • grīvāṇ -
  • grīva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ḍake -
  • ḍakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidhātavyam -
  • vidhātavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhātavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidhātavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāgenā -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ardhena -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kumbhakaḥ -
  • kumbhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “siṃhakarṇastu kartavyo dvipado'syaiva madhyataḥ
  • siṃhakarṇas -
  • siṃhakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • dvipado' -
  • dvipad (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvipad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvipada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyai -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative passive first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • madhyataḥ -
  • madhyataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57a.74

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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