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).

मालव्यस्यायमायामः षण्णवत्यङ्गुलो मतः ।
विस्तारो वक्षसस्तस्य मात्राः षड्विंशतिः स्मृतः ॥ ८८ ॥

mālavyasyāyamāyāmaḥ ṣaṇṇavatyaṅgulo mataḥ |
vistāro vakṣasastasya mātrāḥ ṣaḍviṃśatiḥ smṛtaḥ || 88 ||

The English translation of Verse 79.88 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 (79.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Malavya, Ayama, Ama, Shannavati, Angula, Mata, Vistara, Vakshas, Tad, Matra, Shadvimshati, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 79.88). 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: “mālavyasyāyamāyāmaḥ ṣaṇṇavatyaṅgulo mataḥ
  • mālavyasyā -
  • mālavya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mālavya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • āyamāyā -
  • āyama (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āyama (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • amaḥ -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣaṇṇavatya -
  • ṣaṇṇavati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aṅgulo* -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mataḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • Line 2: “vistāro vakṣasastasya mātrāḥ ṣaḍviṃśatiḥ smṛtaḥ
  • vistāro* -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vakṣasas -
  • vakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mātrāḥ -
  • mātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṣaḍviṃśatiḥ -
  • ṣaḍviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 79.88

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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