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.249

वास्तुविस्तारपादेन वेदीबन्धो विधीयते ।
चतुष्पदोर्ध्वतो जङ्घा भागार्धं ग्रासपट्टिका ॥ २४९ ॥

vāstuvistārapādena vedībandho vidhīyate |
catuṣpadordhvato jaṅghā bhāgārdhaṃ grāsapaṭṭikā || 249 ||

The English translation of Verse 57b.249 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.249). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vastu, Vistara, Pada, Vedi, Vedin, Bandha, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Catushpad, Catushpada, Urdhvatah, Jangha, Bhaga, Ardha, Grasa, Pattika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57b.249). 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: “vāstuvistārapādena vedībandho vidhīyate
  • vāstu -
  • vāstu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāstu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vistāra -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pādena -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vedī -
  • vedī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vedi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vedi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vedin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bandho* -
  • bandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Line 2: “catuṣpadordhvato jaṅghā bhāgārdhaṃ grāsapaṭṭikā
  • catuṣpado -
  • catuṣpada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    catuṣpad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    catuṣpad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    catuṣpadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūrdhvato* -
  • ūrdhvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jaṅghā* -
  • jaṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jaṅghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāgā -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • grāsa -
  • grāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṭṭikā -
  • paṭṭikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other print editions:

Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57b.249

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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