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).

मुखाण्डकस्य विस्तारो लेपषट्केन सम्मितः ।
द्विदैर्घ्यं तु गोलकाः सप्त वापीसंस्थानमेव च ॥ ४ ॥

mukhāṇḍakasya vistāro lepaṣaṭkena sammitaḥ |
dvidairghyaṃ tu golakāḥ sapta vāpīsaṃsthānameva ca || 4 ||

The English translation of Verse 74.4 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 (74.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mukha, Andaka, Vistara, Lepa, Shatka, Sammita, Golaka, Sapta, Saptan, Vapi, Vapin, Samsthana, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 74.4). 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: “mukhāṇḍakasya vistāro lepaṣaṭkena sammitaḥ
  • mukhā -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṇḍakasya -
  • aṇḍaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    aṇḍaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vistāro* -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lepa -
  • lepa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lap (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    lep (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    lip (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṣaṭkena -
  • ṣaṭka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ṣaṭka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sammitaḥ -
  • sammita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dvidairghyaṃ tu golakāḥ sapta vāpīsaṃsthānameva ca
  • Cannot analyse dvidairghyam*tu
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • golakāḥ -
  • golaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • vāpī -
  • vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃsthānam -
  • saṃsthāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃsthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃsthānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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 74.4

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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