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).

अशास्त्रज्ञेन घटितं शिल्पिना दोषसंयुतम् ।
अपि माधुर्यसम्पन्नं ग्राह्यं शास्त्रवेदिभिः ॥ २ ॥

aśāstrajñena ghaṭitaṃ śilpinā doṣasaṃyutam |
api mādhuryasampannaṃ grāhyaṃ śāstravedibhiḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Verse 78.2 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 (78.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashastra, Jna, Ghatita, Shilpin, Doshasamyuta, Api, Madhuri, Madhurya, Asampanna, Grahya, Shastra, Avedi, Avedin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 78.2). 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: “aśāstrajñena ghaṭitaṃ śilpinā doṣasaṃyutam
  • aśāstra -
  • aśāstra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñena -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ghaṭitam -
  • ghaṭita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghaṭita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghaṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ghaṭ]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ghaṭ]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ghaṭ]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghaṭ]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghaṭ], [accusative single from √ghaṭ]
  • śilpinā -
  • śilpin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śilpin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • doṣasaṃyutam -
  • doṣasaṃyuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    doṣasaṃyuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “api mādhuryasampannaṃ grāhyaṃ śāstravedibhiḥ
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mādhurya -
  • mādhuri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mādhurī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mādhurya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mādhurya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asampannam -
  • asampanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asampanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asampannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • grāhyam -
  • grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah], [accusative single from √grah]
  • śāstra -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avedibhiḥ -
  • avedi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    avedi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    avedi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    avedin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    avedin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    avedī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 78.2

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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