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).

शिक्षाकालेऽङ्गुलद्वन्द्वं प्रमाणेन विधीयते ।
कुथरेखासु शस्यन्ते वर्तिकाः त्र्यङ्गुलोन्मिताः ॥ ८ ॥

śikṣākāle'ṅguladvandvaṃ pramāṇena vidhīyate |
kutharekhāsu śasyante vartikāḥ tryaṅgulonmitāḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Verse 72.8 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 (72.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shiksha, Akale, Akala, Angula, Dvandva, Pramana, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Kutha, Rekha, Vartika, Tryangula, Unmita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 72.8). 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: “śikṣākāle'ṅguladvandvaṃ pramāṇena vidhīyate
  • śikṣā -
  • śikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śikṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    śak (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akāle' -
  • akāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akāle (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    akāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    akāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    akālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aṅgula -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvandvam -
  • dvandva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvandva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
  • Line 2: “kutharekhāsu śasyante vartikāḥ tryaṅgulonmitāḥ
  • kutha -
  • kutha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kutha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rekhāsu -
  • rekhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • śasyante -
  • śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    śas (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • vartikāḥ -
  • vartika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vartikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tryaṅgulo -
  • tryaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tryaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tryaṅgulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • unmitāḥ -
  • unmita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    unmitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 72.8

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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