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).

भिक्षूणां चलमेतत्स्यान्मुमुषूणां च वेश्मशु ।
श्रेष्ठं समस्त रान्ताछ्रं वज्जज्जं ज्रजं तदरिच्छिदे ॥ ७७ ॥

bhikṣūṇāṃ calametatsyānmumuṣūṇāṃ ca veśmaśu |
śreṣṭhaṃ samasta rāntāchraṃ vajjajjaṃ jrajaṃ tadaricchide || 77 ||

The English translation of Verse 70.77 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 (70.77). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhikshu, Cala, Etad, Syat, Sya, Shu, Shreshtha, Samasta, Tada, Rit, Shi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 70.77). 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: “bhikṣūṇāṃ calametatsyānmumuṣūṇāṃ ca veśmaśu
  • bhikṣūṇām -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • calam -
  • cala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    calā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • syān -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • mu -
  • mu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mu -
  • mu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣūṇām -
  • ṣu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ṣū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse veśmaśu
  • Line 2: “śreṣṭhaṃ samasta rāntāchraṃ vajjajjaṃ jrajaṃ tadaricchide
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samasta -
  • samasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse rāntāchram*va
  • Cannot analyse vajjajjam*jr
  • Cannot analyse jrajam*ta
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ricch -
  • rit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śi -
  • śi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    śī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • de -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 70.77

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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