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).

लिङ्गं विष्कम्भतो नाद्यं भूतैः स अंशतैः शुभैः ।
भवेत् सर्वसमं षड्भिराद्याख्यं चतुरश्रकम् ॥ ३१ ॥

liṅgaṃ viṣkambhato nādyaṃ bhūtaiḥ sa aṃśataiḥ śubhaiḥ |
bhavet sarvasamaṃ ṣaḍbhirādyākhyaṃ caturaśrakam || 31 ||

The English translation of Verse 70.31 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 (70.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Linga, Vishkambha, Tas, Nadya, Nadi, Bhuta, Amsha, Tad, Shubha, Sarvasama, Shash, Adi, Adya, Caturashraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 70.31). 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: “liṅgaṃ viṣkambhato nādyaṃ bhūtaiḥ sa aṃśataiḥ śubhaiḥ
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viṣkambha -
  • viṣkambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nādyam -
  • nādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √nad]
    nad -> nādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √nad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √nad], [accusative single from √nad]
    nādī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhūtaiḥ -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṃśa -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taiḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śubhaiḥ -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “bhavet sarvasamaṃ ṣaḍbhirādyākhyaṃ caturaśrakam
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sarvasamam -
  • sarvasama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarvasama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣaḍbhir -
  • ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ādyā -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ad]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ad]
  • akhyam -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
  • caturaśrakam -
  • caturaśraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaśraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturaśrakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 70.31

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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