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).

इत्थं जगत्यश्चतुरश्रसंस्थाः ।
स्पदायतां वर्तुलसन्निवेशाः ।
वृत्तायता थस्तियुताश्चयः सम्यग् ।
जङ्घाः सदा शिल्पिभिरप्रमत्तैः ॥ २२० ॥

itthaṃ jagatyaścaturaśrasaṃsthāḥ |
spadāyatāṃ vartulasanniveśāḥ |
vṛttāyatā thastiyutāścayaḥ samyag |
jaṅghāḥ sadā śilpibhirapramattaiḥ || 220 ||

The English translation of Verse 69.220 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 (69.220). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ittham, Ittha, Jagati, Caturashra, Samstha, Vartula, Sannivesha, Vritta, Tan, Tha, Yuta, Caya, Jangha, Sada, Sad, Shilpin, Apramatta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 69.220). 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: “itthaṃ jagatyaścaturaśrasaṃsthāḥ
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jagatyaś -
  • jagatī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • caturaśra -
  • caturaśra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturaśra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthāḥ -
  • saṃstha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃsthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “spadāyatāṃ vartulasanniveśāḥ
  • Cannot analyse spadāyatām*va
  • vartula -
  • vartula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vartula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sanniveśāḥ -
  • sanniveśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “vṛttāyatā thastiyutāścayaḥ samyag
  • vṛttāya -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sti -
  • sti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yutāś -
  • yuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 3 verb]
  • cayaḥ -
  • caya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse samyag
  • Line 4: “jaṅghāḥ sadā śilpibhirapramattaiḥ
  • jaṅghāḥ -
  • jaṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jaṅghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śilpibhir -
  • śilpin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śilpin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • apramattaiḥ -
  • apramatta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    apramatta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 69.220

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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