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.736

खुरकेण समं प्रोक्ता पीठस्यैषा समुच्छ्रितिः ।
विस्ताराद्द्विगुणश्चायं स्यादूर्ध्वकल्पयाधकः ।
तुलोदयो विधातव्यस्त्रयोदशभिरंशकैः ।
विंशत्यंशं तु शिखरं --- श्चतुष्पदम् ॥ ७३६ ॥

khurakeṇa samaṃ proktā pīṭhasyaiṣā samucchritiḥ |
vistārāddviguṇaścāyaṃ syādūrdhvakalpayādhakaḥ |
tulodayo vidhātavyastrayodaśabhiraṃśakaiḥ |
viṃśatyaṃśaṃ tu śikharaṃ --- ścatuṣpadam || 736 ||

The English translation of Verse 57b.736 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.736). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Khuraka, Samam, Sama, Prokta, Pitha, Samucchriti, Vistara, Dviguna, Caya, Syat, Sya, Urdhva, Kalpa, Dah, Tula, Udaya, Vidhatavya, Trayodashan, Amshaka, Vimshati, Amsha, Shikhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57b.736). 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: “khurakeṇa samaṃ proktā pīṭhasyaiṣā samucchritiḥ
  • khurakeṇa -
  • khuraka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    khuraka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • proktā -
  • proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pīṭhasyai -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • aiṣā -
  • samucchritiḥ -
  • samucchriti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vistārāddviguṇaścāyaṃ syādūrdhvakalpayādhakaḥ
  • vistārād -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dviguṇaś -
  • dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāyam -
  • cāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ūrdhva -
  • ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpayā -
  • kalpā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhak -
  • dah (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dah (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tulodayo vidhātavyastrayodaśabhiraṃśakaiḥ
  • tulo -
  • tula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udayo* -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhātavyas -
  • vidhātavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trayodaśabhir -
  • trayodaśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    trayodaśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • aṃśakaiḥ -
  • aṃśaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aṃśaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 4: “viṃśatyaṃśaṃ tu śikharaṃ --- ścatuṣpadam
  • viṃśatya -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    viṃśati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aṃśam -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śikharam -
  • śikhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śikhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śikharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse ścatuṣpadam

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57b.736

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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