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).

शिखरात्त्र्यंशहीना स्यात्सर्वत्र द्युताशिका ।
इति त्र्यंशश्चतुर्भूमिः प्रासादो निषधो मतः ॥ २३ ॥

śikharāttryaṃśahīnā syātsarvatra dyutāśikā |
iti tryaṃśaścaturbhūmiḥ prāsādo niṣadho mataḥ || 23 ||

The English translation of Verse 65.23 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 (65.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shikhara, Tryamsha, Hina, Syat, Sya, Sarvatra, Dyut, Dyuta, Ashin, Iti, Catu, Catus, Bhumi, Prasada, Nishadha, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 65.23). 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: “śikharāttryaṃśahīnā syātsarvatra dyutāśikā
  • śikharāt -
  • śikhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śikhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tryaṃśa -
  • tryaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tryaṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīnā -
  • hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dyutā -
  • dyuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dyut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dyut (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dyutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dyut (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dyu (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • aśi -
  • aśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “iti tryaṃśaścaturbhūmiḥ prāsādo niṣadho mataḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tryaṃśaś -
  • tryaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūmiḥ -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāsādo* -
  • prāsāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niṣadho* -
  • niṣadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mataḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 65.23

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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