योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-42

नानादिग्देशशैलोर्वीव्यवहारमनोहरे ।
कथाप्रसङ्गे कस्मिंश्चिन्नानाविधरसाश्रये ॥ ४२ ॥

nānādigdeśaśailorvīvyavahāramanohare ,
kathāprasaṅge kasmiṃścinnānāvidharasāśraye 42

42. nānādigdeśaśailaurvīvyavahāramanohare
kathāprasaṅge kasmin cit nānāvidharasāśraye

42. kasmin cit kathāprasaṅge
nānādigdeśaśailaurvīvyavahāramanohare nānāvidharasāśraye

42. During a certain charming narrative (kathāprasaṅga) that detailed events from various directions, countries, mountains, and lands, and which was replete with diverse sentiments (rasa).

42. במהלך שיחה מרתקת על מחוזות, ארצות, הרים, מנהגי תבל ונושאים שונים ומלאי עניין,

Words meanings summery:

• नानादिग्देशशैलौर्वीव्यवहारमनोहरे (nānādigdeśaśailaurvīvyavahāramanohare) - describing the story as charming through its recounting of diverse worldly affairs (charming with customs or events from various directions, countries, mountains, lands)

• कथाप्रसङ्गे (kathāprasaṅge) - in the context of a story, in a narrative, during a discourse

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in a certain (story context) (in which, in what, in a certain)

• चित् (cit) - denoting indefiniteness, 'a certain' (a certain, some, any (indefinite particle))

• नानाविधरसाश्रये (nānāvidharasāśraye) - describing the story as having varied emotional content (rasa) (containing various sentiments/emotions, replete with diverse feelings)

Words meanings and morphology

नानादिग्देशशैलौर्वीव्यवहारमनोहरे (nānādigdeśaśailaurvīvyavahāramanohare) - describing the story as charming through its recounting of diverse worldly affairs (charming with customs or events from various directions, countries, mountains, lands)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nānādigdeśaśailaurvīvyavahāramanohara

nānādigdeśaśailaurvīvyavahāramanohara - charming due to the events/customs of various directions, countries, mountains, and lands

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānā+dik+deśa+śaila+urvī+vyavahāra+manohara)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• dik – direction, quarter, region
  noun (feminine)
• deśa – country, region, place
  noun (masculine)
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• urvī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• vyavahāra – conduct, practice, custom, transaction, usage, event
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `vi-ava-√hṛ` (to deal with, manage).
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: √hṛ (class 1)
• manohara – charming, delightful, captivating, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  From `manas` (mind) + `√hṛ` (to captivate), meaning 'captivating the mind'.
  Root: √hṛ (class 1)

कथाप्रसङ्गे (kathāprasaṅge) - in the context of a story, in a narrative, during a discourse

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kathāprasaṅga

kathāprasaṅga - context of a story, narrative, discourse, topic of conversation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kathā+prasaṅga)

• kathā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)
• prasaṅga – connection, context, occasion, topic
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `pra-sañj` (to be attached, connected).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √sañj (class 1)

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in a certain (story context) (in which, in what, in a certain)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - denoting indefiniteness, 'a certain' (a certain, some, any (indefinite particle))

(indeclinable)

नानाविधरसाश्रये (nānāvidharasāśraye) - describing the story as having varied emotional content (rasa) (containing various sentiments/emotions, replete with diverse feelings)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nānāvidharasāśraya

nānāvidharasāśraya - containing various sentiments, full of diverse emotions

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānāvidha+rasa+āśraya)

• nānāvidha – various kinds, diverse
  adjective (masculine)
• rasa – taste, flavor, sentiment, essence, juice, delight
  noun (masculine)
• āśraya – abode, resort, refuge, container, depending on
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `ā-√śri` (to resort to, depend on).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √śri (class 1)

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