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).

सार्छभागेन कर्तव्यं सग्रीवं कलशाण्डकम् ।
सिंहप्रासादवत्कर्णा विधेयाः शुभलक्षणाः ॥ १०६ ॥

sārchabhāgena kartavyaṃ sagrīvaṃ kalaśāṇḍakam |
siṃhaprāsādavatkarṇā vidheyāḥ śubhalakṣaṇāḥ || 106 ||

The English translation of Verse 57a.106 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.106). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhaga, Kartavya, Griva, Kalasha, Simha, Prasada, Atka, Rina, Vidheya, Shubhalakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57a.106). 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: “sārchabhāgena kartavyaṃ sagrīvaṃ kalaśāṇḍakam
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • archa -
  • ṛch (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • bhāgena -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • grīvam -
  • grīva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grīvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kalaśāṇ -
  • kalaśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ḍakam -
  • ḍakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “siṃhaprāsādavatkarṇā vidheyāḥ śubhalakṣaṇāḥ
  • siṃha -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāsāda -
  • prāsāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • atkar -
  • atka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṇā* -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ṛṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidheyāḥ -
  • vidheya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vidheyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śubhalakṣaṇāḥ -
  • śubhalakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhalakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57a.106

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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