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).

मेर्वाद्या ये विमानान्ताः सं--- पूर्वं प्रकीर्तिताः ।
शस्तास्ते मृज्य लिङ्गानामन्येषां तु भयावहम् ॥ २६ ॥

mervādyā ye vimānāntāḥ saṃ--- pūrvaṃ prakīrtitāḥ |
śastāste mṛjya liṅgānāmanyeṣāṃ tu bhayāvaham || 26 ||

The English translation of Verse 63.26 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 (63.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Meru, Adi, Adya, Yah, Yat, Vimana, Tas, Purvam, Purva, Prakirtita, Shasta, Tad, Yushmad, Mrijya, Linga, Ani, Anya, Idam, Bhayavaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 63.26). 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: “mervādyā ye vimānāntāḥ saṃ--- pūrvaṃ prakīrtitāḥ
  • mervā -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ādyā* -
  • ādi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ādya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad], [accusative plural from √ad]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vimānān -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prakīrtitāḥ -
  • prakīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śastāste mṛjya liṅgānāmanyeṣāṃ tu bhayāvaham
  • śastās -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mṛjya -
  • mṛjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛj -> mṛjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mṛj]
    mṛj -> mṛjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mṛj]
    mṛj -> mṛjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mṛj]
    mṛj -> mṛjya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 10 verb]
    mṛj -> mṛjya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 10 verb]
  • liṅgānām -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • anye -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhayāvaham -
  • bhayāvaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhayāvaha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayāvahā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 63.26

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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