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).

चतुष्कीजालपक्ष्माद्या वामदक्षिणभागयोः ।
प्रमाणमस्य कर्तव्यं यथा हर्म्यस्य कीर्तितम् ॥ २२४ ॥

catuṣkījālapakṣmādyā vāmadakṣiṇabhāgayoḥ |
pramāṇamasya kartavyaṃ yathā harmyasya kīrtitam || 224 ||

The English translation of Verse 59.224 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 (59.224). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catushki, Catushkin, Jala, Pakshma, Vamadakshina, Bhaga, Pramana, Idam, Kartavya, Yatha, Harmya, Kirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 59.224). 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: “catuṣkījālapakṣmādyā vāmadakṣiṇabhāgayoḥ
  • catuṣkī -
  • catuṣkī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    catuṣkin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jāla -
  • jāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pakṣmād -
  • pakṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pakṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vāmadakṣiṇa -
  • vāmadakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāmadakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāgayoḥ -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 2: “pramāṇamasya kartavyaṃ yathā harmyasya kīrtitam
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • 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]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • harmyasya -
  • harmya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    harmya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kīrtitam -
  • kīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kīrtita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 59.224

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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