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).

समराङ्गणसूत्रधार अध्यायसूची ।
अथ मेर्वादिविंशिकानागरप्रासादलक्षणं नाम त्रिषष्टितमोऽध्यायः ।
अधुना नागरान्ब्रूमो प्रासादान्नामलक्षणैः ।
मेरुमन्दरकैलासाः कुम्भोऽथ मृगराड्गजः ॥ १ ॥

samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra adhyāyasūcī |
atha mervādiviṃśikānāgaraprāsādalakṣaṇaṃ nāma triṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ |
adhunā nāgarānbrūmo prāsādānnāmalakṣaṇaiḥ |
merumandarakailāsāḥ kumbho'tha mṛgarāḍgajaḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Verse 63.1 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 (63.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samaranganasutradhara, Adhyaya, Suci, Sucin, Atha, Meru, Divi, Shic, Ana, Agara, Prasadalakshana, Naman, Trishashtitama, Nagara, Prasada, Amala, Kshana, Merumandara, Kailasa, Kumbha, Mrigaraj, Gaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 63.1). 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: “samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra adhyāyasūcī
  • samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra -
  • samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhyāya -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūcī -
  • sūcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sūcī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sūci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūcin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “atha mervādiviṃśikānāgaraprāsādalakṣaṇaṃ nāma triṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mervā -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • diviṃ -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śik -
  • śic (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ānā -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • āgara -
  • āgara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāsādalakṣaṇam -
  • prāsādalakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • triṣaṣṭitamo' -
  • triṣaṣṭitama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyāyaḥ -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 3: “adhunā nāgarānbrūmo prāsādānnāmalakṣaṇaiḥ
  • adhunā* -
  • dhū (verb class 9)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • nāgarān -
  • nāgara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • brūmo -
  • prāsādānn -
  • prāsāda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āmala -
  • āmala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āmala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣaṇaiḥ -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 4: “merumandarakailāsāḥ kumbho'tha mṛgarāḍgajaḥ
  • merumandara -
  • merumandara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kailāsāḥ -
  • kailāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kailāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kumbho' -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mṛgarāḍ -
  • mṛgarāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • gajaḥ -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 63.1

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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