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).

मूलकर्णावुभौ भागौ भवतो वामदक्षिणौ ।
मध्यशृङ्गं चतुर्भागं प्रमाणं जठरस्य च ॥ ५४ ॥

mūlakarṇāvubhau bhāgau bhavato vāmadakṣiṇau |
madhyaśṛṅgaṃ caturbhāgaṃ pramāṇaṃ jaṭharasya ca || 54 ||

The English translation of Verse 59.54 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 (59.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mulaka, Rina, Ubha, Bhaga, Bhavat, Bhavant, Vamadakshina, Madhya, Shringa, Caturbhaga, Pramana, Jathara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 59.54). 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: “mūlakarṇāvubhau bhāgau bhavato vāmadakṣiṇau
  • mūlakar -
  • mūlaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūlaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṇāvu -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhāgau -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhavato* -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • vāmadakṣiṇau -
  • vāmadakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “madhyaśṛṅgaṃ caturbhāgaṃ pramāṇaṃ jaṭharasya ca
  • madhya -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śṛṅgam -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • caturbhāgam -
  • caturbhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturbhāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturbhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jaṭharasya -
  • jaṭhara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jaṭhara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 59.54

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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