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).

Verse 78.4

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प्रत्यङ्गहीनां विकटां मध्ये ग्रन्थिनतां तथा ।
ईदृशीं देवतां प्राज्ञो हि तार्थं नैव कारयेत् ॥ ४ ॥

pratyaṅgahīnāṃ vikaṭāṃ madhye granthinatāṃ tathā |
īdṛśīṃ devatāṃ prājño hi tārthaṃ naiva kārayet || 4 ||

The English translation of Verse 78.4 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 (78.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratyanga, Hina, Vikata, Madhye, Madhya, Granthin, Tatha, Idrishi, Devata, Prajna, Tan, Artha, Naiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 78.4). 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: “pratyaṅgahīnāṃ vikaṭāṃ madhye granthinatāṃ tathā ”
pratyaṅga -
pratyaṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratyaṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hīnām -
hīnā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√hā -> hīnā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]
vikaṭām -
vikaṭā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
madhye -
madhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
granthin -
granthin (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

granthin (noun, neuter)

[vocative single]
atā -
√at (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “īdṛśīṃ devatāṃ prājño hi tārthaṃ naiva kārayet ”
īdṛśīm -
īdṛśī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
devatām -
devatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√div (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
prājño* -
prājña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tā -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kārayet -
√kṛ (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 78.4

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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Last Updated: 17 April, 2020