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).

अधोमुखं च तेनैव कर्तव्याप्रघटना मिथः ।
संवृतं वा थविश्लिष्टं तारः --- ॥ १७ ॥

adhomukhaṃ ca tenaiva kartavyāpraghaṭanā mithaḥ |
saṃvṛtaṃ vā thaviśliṣṭaṃ tāraḥ --- || 17 ||

The English translation of Verse 83.17 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 (83.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhomukha, Tad, Tena, Kartavya, Apra, Ghatana, Mithah, Samvrit, Samvrita, Tha, Vishlishta, Tara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 83.17). 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: “adhomukhaṃ ca tenaiva kartavyāpraghaṭanā mithaḥ
  • adhomukham -
  • adhomukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhomukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhomukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tenai -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kartavyā -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [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)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • āpra -
  • āpra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghaṭanā* -
  • ghaṭanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mithaḥ -
  • mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    mithaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “saṃvṛtaṃ thaviśliṣṭaṃ tāraḥ ---
  • saṃvṛtam -
  • saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśliṣṭam -
  • viśliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśliṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśliṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tāraḥ -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 83.17

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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