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).

नवसूत्रात्तुलमृद्वस्तितजलेन समं समम् ।
नवत्वामात्सदृशं वृक्तनभविद्वात्यपराक्रियः ॥ १३ ॥

navasūtrāttulamṛdvastitajalena samaṃ samam |
navatvāmātsadṛśaṃ vṛktanabhavidvātyaparākriyaḥ || 13 ||

The English translation of Verse 72.13 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 (72.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tra, Tula, Dva, Asti, Jala, Samam, Sama, Navatva, Ama, Amat, Sadrisham, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Vrikta, Nabha, Vidu, Vidvan, Ati, Atya, Apara, Akriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 72.13). 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: “navasūtrāttulamṛdvastitajalena samaṃ samam
  • navasū -
  • navasū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • trāt -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tulam -
  • tula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dva -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • jalena -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “navatvāmātsadṛśaṃ vṛktanabhavidvātyaparākriyaḥ
  • navatvā -
  • navatva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amāt -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    amāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    amāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sadṛśam -
  • sadṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vṛkta -
  • vṛkta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛkta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛk -> vṛkta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛk class 1 verb]
    vṛk -> vṛkta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛk class 1 verb]
  • nabha -
  • nabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nabh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vidvā -
  • vidvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vidvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first dual]
  • atya -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    at -> atya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √at]
  • aparā -
  • apara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akriyaḥ -
  • akriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 72.13

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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