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).

हस्तान् कार्या त्रिभागोना मध्या हीना तदर्धतः ।
यात्राथा प्रतिमा द्वारप्रमाणेन विधीयते ॥ १४६ ॥

hastān kāryā tribhāgonā madhyā hīnā tadardhataḥ |
yātrāthā pratimā dvārapramāṇena vidhīyate || 146 ||

The English translation of Verse 70.146 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 (70.146). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hasta, Kari, Karya, Tribhaga, Una, Madhya, Hina, Tada, Yatra, Han, Pratima, Dvara, Pramana, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 70.146). 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: “hastān kāryā tribhāgonā madhyā hīnā tadardhataḥ
  • hastān -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kāryā -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [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 -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • tribhāgo -
  • tribhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tribhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūnā* -
  • ūna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ūnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhyā* -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hīnā -
  • hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • tadar -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛdhataḥ -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “yātrāthā pratimā dvārapramāṇena vidhīyate
  • yātrāt -
  • yātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    yātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pratimā* -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pratima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dvāra -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāṇena -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 70.146

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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