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).

विधातव्याविमौ हस्तौ स्त्रीणामीर्ष्यायिते तथा ।
दक्षिणं वापि वामं वा न्यस्येत् कूर्परमध्यगम् ॥ २०८ ॥

vidhātavyāvimau hastau strīṇāmīrṣyāyite tathā |
dakṣiṇaṃ vāpi vāmaṃ vā nyasyet kūrparamadhyagam || 208 ||

The English translation of Verse 83.208 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 (83.208). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidhatavya, Idam, Hasta, Stri, Irshya, Ayita, Tatha, Dakshina, Vapi, Vapin, Vamam, Vama, Var, Kurpara, Adhi, Aga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 83.208). 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: “vidhātavyāvimau hastau strīṇāmīrṣyāyite tathā
  • vidhātavyāvi -
  • vidhātavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • imau -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hastau -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • īrṣyā -
  • īrṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īrṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īrṣ -> īrṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √īrṣ]
    īrṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    īrṣ -> īrṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]
    īrṣ -> īrṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]
    īrṣ -> īrṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]
    īrṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āyite -
  • i -> āyita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i]
    i -> āyita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i], [vocative dual from √i], [accusative dual from √i], [locative single from √i]
    i -> āyitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i], [vocative single from √i], [vocative dual from √i], [accusative dual from √i]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dakṣiṇaṃ vāpi vāmaṃ nyasyet kūrparamadhyagam
  • dakṣiṇam -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāmam -
  • vāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • asyet -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • kūrparam -
  • kūrpara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kūrparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhya -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • agam -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 83.208

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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