योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-14, verse-38

कार्यसंकटसंदेहं राजा जानाति राघव ।
निष्फलं सफलं वापि विचारेणैव नान्यथा ॥ ३८ ॥

kāryasaṃkaṭasaṃdehaṃ rājā jānāti rāghava ,
niṣphalaṃ saphalaṃ vāpi vicāreṇaiva nānyathā 38

38. kāryasaṅkaṭasandeham rājā jānāti rāghava
niṣphalam saphalam vā api vicāreṇa eva na anyathā

38. rāghava,
rājā kāryasaṅkaṭasandeham niṣphalam saphalam vā api vicāreṇa eva jānāti,
anyathā na

38. O Rāghava, a king understands the nature of a doubtful and critical task—whether it will be fruitful or fruitless—solely through deliberation, and not by any other means.

Words meanings summery:

• कार्यसङ्कटसन्देहम् (kāryasaṅkaṭasandeham) - a doubtful and critical task (doubt about a difficult task, uncertainty regarding a problematic undertaking)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (king)

• जानाति (jānāti) - understands (he knows, he understands)

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, refers to Rama))

• निष्फलम् (niṣphalam) - whether it will be fruitless (fruitless, useless, unproductive)

• सफलम् (saphalam) - or whether it will be fruitful (fruitful, successful, productive)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - (or) even (even, also)

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - solely through deliberation (by deliberation, by investigation, through consideration)

• एव (eva) - solely, only (only, just, indeed)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - by any other means (otherwise, in another way, in a different manner)

Words meanings and morphology

कार्यसङ्कटसन्देहम् (kāryasaṅkaṭasandeham) - a doubtful and critical task (doubt about a difficult task, uncertainty regarding a problematic undertaking)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāryasaṅkaṭasandeha

kāryasaṅkaṭasandeha - doubt about a difficult or critical task/matter

Tatpurusha compound: kārya (task) + saṅkaṭa (difficulty) + sandeha (doubt).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya+saṅkaṭa+sandeha)

• kārya – task, duty, action, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root √kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• saṅkaṭa – difficulty, danger, crisis, narrow, difficult
  noun (neuter)
  From saṃ- (together) + √kaṭ (to go, to move with difficulty).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kaṭ (class 1)
• sandeha – doubt, suspicion, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  From saṃ- (with) + √dih (to smear, doubt).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Object of jānāti.

राजा (rājā) - the king (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

जानाति (jānāti) - understands (he knows, he understands)

(verb)

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

Root verb.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Main verb.

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, refers to Rama))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rama

Derived from Raghu with -a suffix.

Note: Address to the listener.

निष्फलम् (niṣphalam) - whether it will be fruitless (fruitless, useless, unproductive)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niṣphala

niṣphala - fruitless, useless, ineffectual

Compound of niṣ- (without) and phala (fruit).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+phala)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for kāryasaṅkaṭasandeham.

सफलम् (saphalam) - or whether it will be fruitful (fruitful, successful, productive)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saphala

saphala - fruitful, successful, efficacious

Compound of sa- (with) and phala (fruit).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+phala)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix for Bahuvrīhi compounds.
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for kāryasaṅkaṭasandeham.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - (or) even (even, also)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - solely through deliberation (by deliberation, by investigation, through consideration)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - deliberation, consideration, investigation, reflection

From vi- (apart) + √car (to move, to go).

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Specifies the means of knowing.

एव (eva) - solely, only (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - by any other means (otherwise, in another way, in a different manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from anya (other) + suffix -thā.