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).

Verse 57b.186

खेलिकातोरणन्यस्ता समुखाश्च वरालकाः ।
स्तम्भानां कुटकान् पूर्वान् सिंहकर्णश्चमध्यतः ॥ १८६ ॥

khelikātoraṇanyastā samukhāśca varālakāḥ |
stambhānāṃ kuṭakān pūrvān siṃhakarṇaścamadhyataḥ || 186 ||

The English translation of Verse 57b.186 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.186). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katu, Ranat, Yasta, Samukha, Varalaka, Stambha, Kutaka, Purva, Simhakarna, Cama, Dha, Dhi, Atah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57b.186). 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: “khelikātoraṇanyastā samukhāśca varālakāḥ
  • kheli -
  • kheli (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kheli (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kātor -
  • kātu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • raṇan -
  • raṇat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    raṇ -> raṇat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raṇ class 1 verb]
  • yastā -
  • yastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yas -> yastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yas class 4 verb]
  • samukhāś -
  • samukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varālakāḥ -
  • varālaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “stambhānāṃ kuṭakān pūrvān siṃhakarṇaścamadhyataḥ
  • stambhānām -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kuṭakān -
  • kuṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pūrvān -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • siṃhakarṇaś -
  • siṃhakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cama -
  • cama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhya -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57b.186

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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