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).

क्षेत्रेष्वेतेषु या जाताः स्थिराः श्लक्ष्णाश्च पाण्डराः ।
ग्राह्या मृद्वावसासेष्वा विज्ञेया कटुशर्करा ॥ ३ ॥

kṣetreṣveteṣu yā jātāḥ sthirāḥ ślakṣṇāśca pāṇḍarāḥ |
grāhyā mṛdvāvasāseṣvā vijñeyā kaṭuśarkarā || 3 ||

The English translation of Verse 72.3 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 (72.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshetra, Eta, Etad, Esha, Jata, Sthira, Shlakshna, Pandara, Grahi, Grahya, Mridu, Vijneya, Katusharkara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 72.3). 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: “kṣetreṣveteṣu jātāḥ sthirāḥ ślakṣṇāśca pāṇḍarāḥ
  • kṣetreṣve -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • eteṣu -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jātāḥ -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • sthirāḥ -
  • sthira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ślakṣṇāś -
  • ślakṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ślakṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇḍarāḥ -
  • pāṇḍara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “grāhyā mṛdvāvasāseṣvā vijñeyā kaṭuśarkarā
  • grāhyā* -
  • grāhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah], [accusative plural from √grah]
  • mṛdvāva -
  • mṛdū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asā -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • āseṣvā -
  • vijñeyā -
  • vijñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaṭuśarkarā -
  • kaṭuśarkarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 72.3

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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