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).

चतुष्पदं कन्दकर्तं भद्रं चास्य द्विभागिकम् ।
कुर्वीत षट्पदां शालां भागेनैकेन निर्गताम् ॥ ८८ ॥

catuṣpadaṃ kandakartaṃ bhadraṃ cāsya dvibhāgikam |
kurvīta ṣaṭpadāṃ śālāṃ bhāgenaikena nirgatām || 88 ||

The English translation of Verse 57b.88 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 (57b.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catushpada, Kandaka, Ritam, Rita, Bhadram, Bhadra, Idam, Shatpada, Shala, Bhaga, Aika, Nirgata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57b.88). 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: “catuṣpadaṃ kandakartaṃ bhadraṃ cāsya dvibhāgikam
  • catuṣpadam -
  • catuṣpada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    catuṣpadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kandakar -
  • kandaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kandaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhadram -
  • bhadram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • 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]
  • Cannot analyse dvibhāgikam
  • Line 2: “kurvīta ṣaṭpadāṃ śālāṃ bhāgenaikena nirgatām
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • ṣaṭpadām -
  • ṣaṭpadā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śālām -
  • śālā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhāgenai -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aikena -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nirgatām -
  • nirgatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57b.88

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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