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).

द्विभागौ मूलकर्णौ तु कर्तव्यौ वामदक्षिणौ ।
मूलभद्र स्य विस्तारः षड्भिर्भागैर्विधीयते ॥ १७७ ॥

dvibhāgau mūlakarṇau tu kartavyau vāmadakṣiṇau |
mūlabhadra sya vistāraḥ ṣaḍbhirbhāgairvidhīyate || 177 ||

The English translation of Verse 59.177 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 (59.177). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvibhaga, Mulaka, Rina, Kartavya, Vamadakshina, Mulabhadra, Sya, Vistara, Shash, Bhaga, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 59.177). 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: “dvibhāgau mūlakarṇau tu kartavyau vāmadakṣiṇau
  • dvibhāgau -
  • dvibhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mūlakar -
  • mūlaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūlaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṇau -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kartavyau -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • vāmadakṣiṇau -
  • vāmadakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “mūlabhadra sya vistāraḥ ṣaḍbhirbhāgairvidhīyate
  • mūlabhadra -
  • mūlabhadra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sya -
  • sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vistāraḥ -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣaḍbhir -
  • ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhāgair -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 59.177

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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