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).

उरसश्च भवेत्तासां विस्तारोऽष्टादशाङ्गुलः ।
कर्तव्यः कटिविस्तारो विंशति चतुरुताः ।
एतत्प्रमाणमुद्दिष्टं प्रतिमानां समासतः ॥ ५५ ॥

urasaśca bhavettāsāṃ vistāro'ṣṭādaśāṅgulaḥ |
kartavyaḥ kaṭivistāro viṃśati caturutāḥ |
etatpramāṇamuddiṣṭaṃ pratimānāṃ samāsataḥ || 55 ||

The English translation of Verse 76.55 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 (76.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uras, Urasa, Vistara, Ashtadasha, Ashtadashan, Angula, Kartavya, Kati, Katin, Catu, Catus, Uta, Etad, Pramana, Uddishta, Pratima, Samasatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 76.55). 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: “urasaśca bhavettāsāṃ vistāro'ṣṭādaśāṅgulaḥ
  • urasaś -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    urasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vistāro' -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣṭādaśā -
  • aṣṭādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṣṭādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aṣṭādaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgulaḥ -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kartavyaḥ kaṭivistāro viṃśati caturutāḥ
  • kartavyaḥ -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • kaṭi -
  • kaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kaṭin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṭin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vistāro* -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṃśati -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṃśati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utāḥ -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    utā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> utā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “etatpramāṇamuddiṣṭaṃ pratimānāṃ samāsataḥ
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uddiṣṭam -
  • uddiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uddiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uddiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pratimānām -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    pratima (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pratima (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • samāsataḥ -
  • samāsataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 76.55

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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