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).

महापद्मः ॥ चतुरश्रीकृते क्षेत्रे चतुष्कोणविभूषिते ।
अलिन्दावेष्टितं कुर्यात्प्राग्ग्रीवं मुखसंश्रितम् ॥ ५५ ॥

mahāpadmaḥ || caturaśrīkṛte kṣetre catuṣkoṇavibhūṣite |
alindāveṣṭitaṃ kuryātprāggrīvaṃ mukhasaṃśritam || 55 ||

The English translation of Verse 66.55 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 (66.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahapadma, Caturashri, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Kshetra, Catushkona, Vibhushita, Alinda, Praggriva, Mukha, Samshrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 66.55). 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: “mahāpadmaḥ |
  • mahāpadmaḥ -
  • mahāpadma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “caturaśrīkṛte kṣetre catuṣkoṇavibhūṣite
  • caturaśrī -
  • caturaśrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    caturaśrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    caturaśri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    caturaśri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛte -
  • kṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • kṣetre -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • catuṣkoṇa -
  • catuṣkoṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    catuṣkoṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhūṣite -
  • vibhūṣita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vibhūṣita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vibhūṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “alindāveṣṭitaṃ kuryātprāggrīvaṃ mukhasaṃśritam
  • alindāve -
  • alinda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eṣṭi -
  • eṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • prāggrīvam -
  • prāggrīva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāggrīva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāggrīvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mukha -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśritam -
  • saṃśrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃśrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃśritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 66.55

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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