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).

चाकॢप्तिरुक्तवतयद्वा द्वेधा चतुर्धा वा द्वारं कृत्वैकमुत्सृजेत् ।
शेषं भागत्रयं कृत्वा पीठमर्चां च पूर्ववत् ॥ १५१ ॥

cākḷptiruktavatayadvā dvedhā caturdhā vā dvāraṃ kṛtvaikamutsṛjet |
śeṣaṃ bhāgatrayaṃ kṛtvā pīṭhamarcāṃ ca pūrvavat || 151 ||

The English translation of Verse 70.151 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 (70.151). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Klipti, Uktavat, Ayat, Var, Dvedha, Caturdha, Dvara, Kritva, Kritvan, Aika, Mud, Shesha, Bhaga, Traya, Pitha, Arc, Arca, Purvavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 70.151). 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: “cākḷptiruktavatayadvā dvedhā caturdhā dvāraṃ kṛtvaikamutsṛjet
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kḷptir -
  • kḷpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uktavat -
  • uktavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uktavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> uktavat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • ayad -
  • ayat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvedhā -
  • dvedhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • caturdhā* -
  • caturdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvāram -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvai -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛtvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
  • aika -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mut -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sṛjet -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “śeṣaṃ bhāgatrayaṃ kṛtvā pīṭhamarcāṃ ca pūrvavat
  • śeṣam -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāga -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trayam -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pīṭham -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arcām -
  • arc (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    arcā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvavat -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 70.151

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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