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).

पीठमाद्यं भवेत्तेषु पादबन्धनमुत्तमम् ।
स्त्रीबन्धाख्यं द्वितीयं च तृतीयं वेदिबन्धनम् ॥ ३ ॥

pīṭhamādyaṃ bhavetteṣu pādabandhanamuttamam |
strībandhākhyaṃ dvitīyaṃ ca tṛtīyaṃ vedibandhanam || 3 ||

The English translation of Verse 61.3 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 (61.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitha, Adya, Tad, Padabandhana, Uttamam, Uttama, Stribandha, Dvitiyam, Dvitiya, Tritiyam, Tritiya, Vedi, Vedin, Bandhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 61.3). 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: “pīṭhamādyaṃ bhavetteṣu pādabandhanamuttamam
  • pīṭham -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādyam -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ad], [accusative single from √ad]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • pādabandhanam -
  • pādabandhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “strībandhākhyaṃ dvitīyaṃ ca tṛtīyaṃ vedibandhanam
  • strībandhā -
  • strībandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akhyam -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
  • dvitīyam -
  • dvitīyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tṛtīyam -
  • tṛtīyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tṛtīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tṛtīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vedi -
  • vedi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vedi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vedi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vedī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vedin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vedin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bandhanam -
  • bandhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 61.3

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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