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).

पृथुत्वं स्यात्स षड्भागपिण्डतुल्यं तु पट्टके ।
स्तम्भः पट्टसमः कार्यः शीर्षकं त्रिगुणं ततः ॥ ७८ ॥

pṛthutvaṃ syātsa ṣaḍbhāgapiṇḍatulyaṃ tu paṭṭake |
stambhaḥ paṭṭasamaḥ kāryaḥ śīrṣakaṃ triguṇaṃ tataḥ || 78 ||

The English translation of Verse 67.78 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 (67.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prithutva, Syat, Sya, Shadbhaga, Pattaka, Stambha, Pattasa, Kari, Karya, Shirshaka, Triguna, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.78). 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: “pṛthutvaṃ syātsa ṣaḍbhāgapiṇḍatulyaṃ tu paṭṭake
  • pṛthutvam -
  • pṛthutva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣaḍbhāga -
  • ṣaḍbhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • piṇḍatu -
  • piṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • lya -
  • li (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • paṭṭake -
  • paṭṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paṭṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “stambhaḥ paṭṭasamaḥ kāryaḥ śīrṣakaṃ triguṇaṃ tataḥ
  • stambhaḥ -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paṭṭasam -
  • paṭṭasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paṭṭasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kāryaḥ -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • śīrṣakam -
  • śīrṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīrṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīrṣakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • triguṇam -
  • triguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    triguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    triguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.78

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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