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).

वालकापौरुषी वृत्ता --- दण्डका तथा ।
त्रयः पञ्चधा प्रोक्ताः समस्ताश्चित्रवेदिभिः ॥ २४ ॥

vālakāpauruṣī vṛttā --- daṇḍakā tathā |
trayaḥ pañcadhā proktāḥ samastāścitravedibhiḥ || 24 ||

The English translation of Verse 75.24 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 (75.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Valaka, Apa, Vritta, Dandaka, Tatha, Traya, Tri, Pancadha, Prokta, Samasta, Citra, Vedi, Vedin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 75.24). 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: “vālakāpauruṣī vṛttā --- daṇḍakā tathā
  • vālakā -
  • vālaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vālaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apau -
  • apa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    apa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    apā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aur -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • uṣī -
  • vṛttā* -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • daṇḍakā -
  • daṇḍakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “trayaḥ pañcadhā proktāḥ samastāścitravedibhiḥ
  • trayaḥ -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pañcadhā -
  • pañcadhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • proktāḥ -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samastāś -
  • samasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • citra -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedibhiḥ -
  • vedi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vedi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vedi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    vedin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vedin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 75.24

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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