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).

छेदमंशेन कुर्वीत मण्डमंशेन कारयेत् ।
मकरे पट्टिकां छेदं विदधीत स्तरं स्तरम् ॥ १४९ ॥

chedamaṃśena kurvīta maṇḍamaṃśena kārayet |
makare paṭṭikāṃ chedaṃ vidadhīta staraṃ staram || 149 ||

The English translation of Verse 62.149 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 (62.149). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cheda, Amsha, Sha, Makara, Pattika, Vida, Dhita, Stara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 62.149). 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: “chedamaṃśena kurvīta maṇḍamaṃśena kārayet
  • chedam -
  • cheda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cheda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chedā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṃśena -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • maṇḍamaṃ -
  • maṇḍamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śena -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “makare paṭṭikāṃ chedaṃ vidadhīta staraṃ staram
  • makare -
  • makara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • paṭṭikām -
  • paṭṭikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • chedam -
  • cheda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cheda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chedā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vida -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vida (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dhīta -
  • dhīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • staram -
  • stara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • staram -
  • stara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 62.149

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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