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).

जातीनां वशत इति प्रमाणमुक्तं ।
दिवादिष्वखिलमुक्तं देवामिदं स्फुटं विदित्वा ।
यश्चित्रं लिखति बहुप्रकारमस्मै ।
प्राधान्यं वितरति चित्रकृत्समूहः ॥ ३८ ॥

jātīnāṃ vaśata iti pramāṇamuktaṃ |
divādiṣvakhilamuktaṃ devāmidaṃ sphuṭaṃ viditvā |
yaścitraṃ likhati bahuprakāramasmai |
prādhānyaṃ vitarati citrakṛtsamūhaḥ || 38 ||

The English translation of Verse 75.38 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 (75.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jati, Vashatah, Vashat, Iti, Pramana, Ukta, Divadi, Akhila, Sphutam, Sphuta, Yah, Citram, Citra, Likhat, Bahuprakara, Idam, Pradhanya, Vita, Rati, Citrakrit, Samuha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 75.38). 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: “jātīnāṃ vaśata iti pramāṇamuktaṃ
  • jātīnām -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    jātī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vaśata* -
  • vaśataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vaś -> vaśat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vaś class 1 verb]
    vaś -> vaśat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vaś class 1 verb]
    vaś (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • Line 2: “divādiṣvakhilamuktaṃ devāmidaṃ sphuṭaṃ viditvā
  • divādiṣva -
  • divādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • akhilam -
  • akhila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akhila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akhilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • devāmi -
  • div (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • dam -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • sphuṭam -
  • sphuṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sphuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sphuṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sphuṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viditvā -
  • vid -> viditvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
  • Line 3: “yaścitraṃ likhati bahuprakāramasmai
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • citram -
  • citram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    citra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    citrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • likhati -
  • likh -> likhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √likh class 6 verb]
    likh -> likhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √likh class 6 verb]
    likh (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • bahuprakāram -
  • bahuprakāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bahuprakāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bahuprakārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asmai -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 4: “prādhānyaṃ vitarati citrakṛtsamūhaḥ
  • prādhānyam -
  • prādhānya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prādhānya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vita -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rati -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • citrakṛt -
  • citrakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    citrakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • samūhaḥ -
  • samūha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 75.38

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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