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).

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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