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).

अधःपट्टोर्ध्वपट्टान्तं पञ्चधा प्रविभाजयेत् ।
उभाभ्यां वा त्रिभिर्वापि भजे निगतिस्तु सायते ॥ ७४ ॥

adhaḥpaṭṭordhvapaṭṭāntaṃ pañcadhā pravibhājayet |
ubhābhyāṃ vā tribhirvāpi bhaje nigatistu sāyate || 74 ||

The English translation of Verse 67.74 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 (67.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhah, Adhas, Patta, Urdhva, Pancadha, Ubha, Tri, Vapi, Vapin, Bhaji, Gati, Sayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.74). 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: “adhaḥpaṭṭordhvapaṭṭāntaṃ pañcadhā pravibhājayet
  • adhaḥ -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • paṭṭo -
  • paṭṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
    paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
    paṭ -> paṭṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
  • ūrdhva -
  • ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṭṭān -
  • paṭṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √paṭ class 1 verb]
  • 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]
  • pañcadhā -
  • pañcadhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pravi -
  • pravi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhājayet -
  • bhaj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ubhābhyāṃ tribhirvāpi bhaje nigatistu sāyate
  • ubhābhyām -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaje -
  • bhaji (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhaj (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gatis -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sāyate -
  • sai -> sāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    sai -> sāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    sai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.74

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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