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).

त्रिहस्तं वेदिकाबन्धं विचित्रं कारयेद्बुधः ।
विस्ताराद् द्विगुणोच्छ्रायः स्कन्धोऽयं वेदिकाबन्ध ॥ ४४ ॥

trihastaṃ vedikābandhaṃ vicitraṃ kārayedbudhaḥ |
vistārād dviguṇocchrāyaḥ skandho'yaṃ vedikābandha || 44 ||

The English translation of Verse 63.44 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 (63.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Trihasta, Vedika, Vicitram, Vicitra, Budha, Budh, Vistara, Dviguna, Ucchraya, Skandha, Skandhas, Aya, Idam, Abandha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 63.44). 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: “trihastaṃ vedikābandhaṃ vicitraṃ kārayedbudhaḥ
  • trihastam -
  • trihasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trihasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vedikā -
  • vedika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vedikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abandham -
  • bandh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • vicitram -
  • vicitram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vicitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kārayed -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • budhaḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “vistārād dviguṇocchrāyaḥ skandho'yaṃ vedikābandha
  • vistārād -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dviguṇo -
  • dviguṇā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dviguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dviguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucchrāyaḥ -
  • ucchrāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • skandho' -
  • skandhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    skandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vedikā -
  • vedika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vedikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābandha -
  • ābandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 63.44

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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