योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-27

अथेयमाययौ तासां कथावसरतः कथा ।
अस्मानुमापतिर्देवः किं पश्यत्यवहेलया ॥ २७ ॥

atheyamāyayau tāsāṃ kathāvasarataḥ kathā ,
asmānumāpatirdevaḥ kiṃ paśyatyavahelayā 27

27. atha iyaṃ āyayau tāsāṃ kathāvasarataḥ kathā
asmān umāpatiḥ devaḥ kiṃ paśyati avahelayā

27. atha tāsāṃ kathāvasarataḥ iyaṃ kathā āyayau
- umāpatiḥ devaḥ asmān avahelayā kiṃ paśyati?

27. Then, from the context of those discussions, this topic arose: 'Does the god Umāpati (Śiva) view us with contempt?'

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thus, thereupon, moreover)

• इयं (iyaṁ) - this (topic/story) (this, this one)

• आययौ (āyayau) - arose, appeared (came, arrived, appeared)

• तासां (tāsāṁ) - of those (Mothers) (of those)

• कथावसरतः (kathāvasarataḥ) - from the context of those discussions (from the occasion of a story, from the topic of discussion, during the opportunity of talk)

• कथा (kathā) - topic (of discussion) (story, tale, talk, topic)

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us (the Mothers) (us)

• उमापतिः (umāpatiḥ) - the husband of Umā (Śiva) (husband of Umā (Śiva))

• देवः (devaḥ) - the god (god, deity)

• किं (kiṁ) - (interrogative particle, implying 'does he...') (what, how, why, (interrogative particle))

• पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, he looks at

• अवहेलया (avahelayā) - with disdain, contemptuously (with disdain, contemptuously, negligently)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thus, thereupon, moreover)

(indeclinable)

इयं (iyaṁ) - this (topic/story) (this, this one)

(demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'kathā'.

आययौ (āyayau) - arose, appeared (came, arrived, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of i

Perfect tense, 3rd singular

Root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ā-' (towards, hither), perfect tense

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

तासां (tāsāṁ) - of those (Mothers) (of those)

(demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Possessive, referring to the Mothers.

कथावसरतः (kathāvasarataḥ) - from the context of those discussions (from the occasion of a story, from the topic of discussion, during the opportunity of talk)

(indeclinable)

tas suffix for ablative meaning

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kathā+avasara)

• kathā – story, tale, talk
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kath (class 10)
• avasara – occasion, opportunity, context
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛ (to go) with prefix ava-
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase indicating source/context.

कथा (kathā) - topic (of discussion) (story, tale, talk, topic)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, talk, narrative, topic

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Subject of the first part of the verse.

अस्मान् (asmān) - us (the Mothers) (us)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Object of 'paśyati'.

उमापतिः (umāpatiḥ) - the husband of Umā (Śiva) (husband of Umā (Śiva))

(compound proper noun)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (umā+pati)

• umā – Umā (name of Pārvatī, Śiva's consort)
  proper noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the question.

देवः (devaḥ) - the god (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

Note: In apposition to 'umāpatiḥ'.

किं (kiṁ) - (interrogative particle, implying 'does he...') (what, how, why, (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, he looks at

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present tense, 3rd singular

Root dṛś, present tense, Class 1 verb (paśya-stem)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the question.

अवहेलया (avahelayā) - with disdain, contemptuously (with disdain, contemptuously, negligently)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of avahelā

avahelā - disdain, contempt, negligence

Derived from root hel (to disregard) with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: hel (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage indicating manner.