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).

इति मृगशीर्षकः ॥ त्रेताग्निसंस्थिता मध्यातर्जन्यङ्गुष्ठका मता ।
काङ्गूलेऽनामिका वक्रा तथाचोर्ध्वा कनीयसी ॥ १३४ ॥

iti mṛgaśīrṣakaḥ || tretāgnisaṃsthitā madhyātarjanyaṅguṣṭhakā matā |
kāṅgūle'nāmikā vakrā tathācordhvā kanīyasī || 134 ||

The English translation of Verse 83.134 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 (83.134). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Mrigashirsha, Mrigashirshan, Kah, Samsthita, Madhyat, Madhya, Nyanc, Thaka, Mata, Kam, Ula, Anamika, Vakra, Tatha, Urdhva, Kaniyas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 83.134). 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: “iti mṛgaśīrṣakaḥ |
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mṛgaśīrṣa -
  • mṛgaśīrṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛgaśīrṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛgaśīrṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tretāgnisaṃsthitā madhyātarjanyaṅguṣṭhakā matā
  • tretāgni -
  • tretāgni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṃsthitā* -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhyāt -
  • madhyāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • arja -
  • ṛj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • nyaṅ -
  • nyañc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • guṣ -
  • gu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active third plural]
  • ṭhakā* -
  • ṭhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • matā -
  • matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • Line 3: “kāṅgūle'nāmikā vakrā tathācordhvā kanīyasī
  • kāṅ -
  • kām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • gu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ule' -
  • ula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • anāmikā* -
  • anāmikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    anāmika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vakrā -
  • vakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aco -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ūrdhvā -
  • ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kanīyasī -
  • kanīyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 83.134

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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