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).

ज्येष्ठं मध्यं कनीयश्च ज्ञेयं तच्चांशमानतः ।
ज्येष्ठं साधत्रिहस्तं स्यात्त्रिहस्तं मध्यमं विदुः ॥ ९६ ॥

jyeṣṭhaṃ madhyaṃ kanīyaśca jñeyaṃ taccāṃśamānataḥ |
jyeṣṭhaṃ sādhatrihastaṃ syāttrihastaṃ madhyamaṃ viduḥ || 96 ||

The English translation of Verse 60.96 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 (60.96). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jyeshtham, Jyeshtha, Madhyam, Madhya, Kaniyas, Jneya, Tat, Tad, Tas, Sadhat, Syat, Sya, Trihasta, Madhyama, Vidu, Vidus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 60.96). 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: “jyeṣṭhaṃ madhyaṃ kanīyaśca jñeyaṃ taccāṃśamānataḥ
  • jyeṣṭham -
  • jyeṣṭham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • madhyam -
  • madhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kanīyaś -
  • kanīyas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kanīyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kanīyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñeyam -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jñeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cāṃ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śamāna -
  • śam (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jyeṣṭhaṃ sādhatrihastaṃ syāttrihastaṃ madhyamaṃ viduḥ
  • jyeṣṭham -
  • jyeṣṭham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sādhat -
  • sādh -> sādhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb]
  • riha -
  • rih (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • stam -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • trihastam -
  • trihasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trihasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • madhyamam -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viduḥ -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 60.96

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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