महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-153, verse-6

कथयामास देशान्स तीर्थानि विविधानि च ।
राज्ञां च विविधाश्चर्याः पुराणि विविधानि च ॥६॥

6. kathayāmāsa deśānsa tīrthāni vividhāni ca ,
rājñāṁ ca vividhāścaryāḥ purāṇi vividhāni ca.

6. kathayāmāsa deśāns tīrthāni vividhāni ca
rājñām ca vividhāścaryāḥ purāṇi vividhāni ca

6. He narrated about various countries and holy places, and also about the various wonders of kings and their diverse cities.

Words meanings summery:

• कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - he narrated, he told

• देशान्स् (deśāns) - countries, regions

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places, fords, sacred bathing places

• विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse, manifold

• च (ca) - and, also

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

• च (ca) - and, also

• विविधाश्चर्याः (vividhāścaryāḥ) - various astonishing things of kings (various wonders, many astonishing things)

• पुराणि (purāṇi) - cities, ancient cities

• विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse, manifold

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - he narrated, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of kathay

Periphrastic Perfect

Formed from the causal stem of root 'kath' (10th class, kathayati) with the periphrastic perfect auxiliary 'āmāsa'.

Root: kath (class 10)

देशान्स् (deśāns) - countries, regions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - country, region, place

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places, fords, sacred bathing places

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - holy place, ford, sacred bathing place, shrine

Root: tṝ (class 1)

विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of various kinds

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विविधाश्चर्याः (vividhāścaryāḥ) - various astonishing things of kings (various wonders, many astonishing things)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vividhāścarya

vividhāścarya - various wonders, diverse astonishing things, full of various wonders

Compound formed from 'vividha' (various) and 'āścarya' (wonder). Here used as a noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vividha+āścarya)

• vividha – various, diverse, manifold
  adjective (masculine)
• āścarya – wonder, astonishment, surprise, marvelous thing
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā

पुराणि (purāṇi) - cities, ancient cities

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

Root: pṝ

विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of various kinds

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)