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.399

भद्रं चतुष्पदं वृत्तं निर्गमेण पदद्वयम् ।
स्वस्तिकश्च समाकाराश्चत्वारो रथिकाः स्मृताः ॥ ३९९ ॥

bhadraṃ catuṣpadaṃ vṛttaṃ nirgameṇa padadvayam |
svastikaśca samākārāścatvāro rathikāḥ smṛtāḥ || 399 ||

The English translation of Verse 57b.399 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.399). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhadram, Bhadra, Catushpada, Vritta, Nirgama, Padat, Vaya, Asmad, Svastika, Samakara, Catu, Ara, Rathika, Smrita, Smrito,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57b.399). 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: “bhadraṃ catuṣpadaṃ vṛttaṃ nirgameṇa padadvayam
  • bhadram -
  • bhadram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • catuṣpadam -
  • catuṣpada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    catuṣpadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • nirgameṇa -
  • nirgama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • padad -
  • pad -> padat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pad class 1 verb]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • Line 2: “svastikaśca samākārāścatvāro rathikāḥ smṛtāḥ
  • svastikaś -
  • svastika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samākārāś -
  • samākāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samākārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āro* -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • rathikāḥ -
  • rathika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57b.399

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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