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.275

भागैश्चतुर्भिः कर्तव्यं मेखलाद्वितयं ततः ।
अधस्तादूर्ध्वपट्टस्य तलपट्ठस्य चोपरि ॥ २७५ ॥

bhāgaiścaturbhiḥ kartavyaṃ mekhalādvitayaṃ tataḥ |
adhastādūrdhvapaṭṭasya talapaṭṭhasya copari || 275 ||

The English translation of Verse 57b.275 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.275). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhaga, Catus, Kartavya, Mekhala, Vita, Yah, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Adhastat, Urdhva, Patta, Tala, Pat, Pash, Tha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57b.275). 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: “bhāgaiścaturbhiḥ kartavyaṃ mekhalādvitayaṃ tataḥ
  • bhāgaiś -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • caturbhiḥ -
  • catus (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • 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]
  • mekhalād -
  • mekhala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mekhala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vita -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “adhastādūrdhvapaṭṭasya talapaṭṭhasya copari
  • adhastād -
  • adhastāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhastāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    adhastāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhastāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ūrdhva -
  • ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṭṭasya -
  • paṭṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
    paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
  • tala -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • paṭ -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    paś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṭhasya -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • copa -
  • cup (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57b.275

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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