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).

अङ्गुलं पश्चिमं नालं पूर्वमर्धाङ्गुलं भवेत् ।
कुर्वीत कोमले नाले कला द्वितयमायते ॥ २० ॥

aṅgulaṃ paścimaṃ nālaṃ pūrvamardhāṅgulaṃ bhavet |
kurvīta komale nāle kalā dvitayamāyate || 20 ||

The English translation of Verse 76.20 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 (76.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Angula, Pashcima, Nala, Purvam, Purva, Ardha, Komala, Nali, Kala, Dvitaya, Ayat, Ayata, Ayati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 76.20). 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: “aṅgulaṃ paścimaṃ nālaṃ pūrvamardhāṅgulaṃ bhavet
  • aṅgulam -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • paścimam -
  • paścima (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paścima (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nālam -
  • nāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ardhā -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgulam -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “kurvīta komale nāle kalā dvitayamāyate
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • komale -
  • komala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    komala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    komalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nāle -
  • nāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nāli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nāli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kalā* -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvitayam -
  • dvitaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvitaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvitayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyate -
  • āyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    āyata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āyata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āyati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 76.20

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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