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).

कर्तव्याः पूर्वमानेन स्वस्तिकोक्तेन तद्विदा ।
द्वादशांशो य उत्सेधो विंशत्या तत्र भाजितः ॥ १७१ ॥

kartavyāḥ pūrvamānena svastikoktena tadvidā |
dvādaśāṃśo ya utsedho viṃśatyā tatra bhājitaḥ || 171 ||

The English translation of Verse 65.171 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 (65.171). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kartavya, Purvam, Purva, Ana, Svastika, Ukta, Tadvid, Tadvida, Dvadashamshu, Yah, Utsedha, Vimshati, Tatra, Bhajita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 65.171). 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: “kartavyāḥ pūrvamānena svastikoktena tadvidā
  • kartavyāḥ -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ānena -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • svastiko -
  • svastika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svastika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uktena -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • tadvidā -
  • tadvid (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tadvid (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tadvidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dvādaśāṃśo ya utsedho viṃśatyā tatra bhājitaḥ
  • dvādaśāṃśo -
  • dvādaśāṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsedho* -
  • utsedha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṃśatyā -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhājitaḥ -
  • bhājita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhaj -> bhājita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √bhaj]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 65.171

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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