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).

द्व्यङ्गुलो गोलको ज्ञेयः कलां वा तां प्रचक्षते ।
द्वे कले गोलकौ बाहौ भागो मानेन तेन तु ॥ ३ ॥

dvyaṅgulo golako jñeyaḥ kalāṃ vā tāṃ pracakṣate |
dve kale golakau bāhau bhāgo mānena tena tu || 3 ||

The English translation of Verse 75.3 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 (75.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvyangula, Golaka, Jneya, Kala, Pra, Dva, Kali, Baha, Bahu, Bhaga, Mana, Tad, Tena,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 75.3). 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: “dvyaṅgulo golako jñeyaḥ kalāṃ tāṃ pracakṣate
  • dvyaṅgulo* -
  • dvyaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • golako* -
  • golaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñeyaḥ -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • kalām -
  • kalā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṣate -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Line 2: “dve kale golakau bāhau bhāgo mānena tena tu
  • dve -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kale -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kal (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • golakau -
  • golaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bāhau -
  • bāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhāgo* -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mānena -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 75.3

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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