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).

तथैव भरणं कुर्यात्कुम्भोच्छाले स्तरं स्तरम् ।
हीरकं भागिकं कुर्यात्पट्टं सार्धस्तरं ततः ॥ १५९ ॥

tathaiva bharaṇaṃ kuryātkumbhocchāle staraṃ staram |
hīrakaṃ bhāgikaṃ kuryātpaṭṭaṃ sārdhastaraṃ tataḥ || 159 ||

The English translation of Verse 62.159 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 (62.159). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Bharana, Kumbha, Uccha, Ala, Ali, Stara, Hiraka, Bhagika, Patta, Sardha, Tara, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 62.159). 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: “tathaiva bharaṇaṃ kuryātkumbhocchāle staraṃ staram
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bharaṇam -
  • bharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • kumbho -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucchā -
  • uccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ucchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vas (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ale -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • staram -
  • stara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • staram -
  • stara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “hīrakaṃ bhāgikaṃ kuryātpaṭṭaṃ sārdhastaraṃ tataḥ
  • hīrakam -
  • hīraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhāgikam -
  • bhāgika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāgika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāgikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • paṭṭam -
  • paṭṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
    paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √paṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
  • sārdhas -
  • sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • taram -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 62.159

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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