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).

गणरक्षःकिन्नराणां कुब्जवामनयस्तेषाम् ।
विकल्पाकृतिमानानि रूपसंस्थानमेव च ॥ ५ ॥

gaṇarakṣaḥkinnarāṇāṃ kubjavāmanayasteṣām |
vikalpākṛtimānāni rūpasaṃsthānameva ca || 5 ||

The English translation of Verse 71.5 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 (71.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gana, Raksha, Rakshas, Kinnara, Kubjavamana, Yasta, Ish, Isha, Vikalpa, Akritimat, Rupasa, Sthana, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 71.5). 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: “gaṇarakṣaḥkinnarāṇāṃ kubjavāmanayasteṣām
  • gaṇa -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣaḥ -
  • rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kinnarāṇām -
  • kinnara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kinnarā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kubjavāmana -
  • kubjavāmana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaste -
  • yasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    yasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yas class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb]
  • iṣām -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vikalpākṛtimānāni rūpasaṃsthānameva ca
  • vikalpā -
  • vikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikalpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṛtimān -
  • ākṛtimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āni -
  • rūpasaṃ -
  • rūpasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 71.5

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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