योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-17

किंचित्कान्तान्नपानादिकलिलं कोमलं गृहे ।
व्रणे कीट इवास्वाद्य वयः कार्यं न भस्मसात् ॥ १७ ॥

kiṃcitkāntānnapānādikalilaṃ komalaṃ gṛhe ,
vraṇe kīṭa ivāsvādya vayaḥ kāryaṃ na bhasmasāt 17

17. kiṃcit kāntānnapānādikalilam komalam gṛhe vraṇe
kīṭaḥ iva āsvādya vayaḥ kāryam na bhasmasāt

17. gṛhe vraṇe kīṭaḥ iva kiṃcit kāntānnapānādikalilam komalam āsvādya,
vayaḥ bhasmasāt na kāryam

17. One should not, like an insect delighting in a wound, consume the somewhat pleasant but defiling and delicate things found in the home, thereby reducing one's life to ashes.

Words meanings summery:

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a little, something, somewhat

• कान्तान्नपानादिकलिलम् (kāntānnapānādikalilam) - a mixture of pleasant food and drink etc., defiled by pleasant food and drink etc.

• कोमलम् (komalam) - delicate, soft, pleasant

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

• व्रणे (vraṇe) - in a wound, on a sore

• कीटः (kīṭaḥ) - an insect, a worm

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आस्वाद्य (āsvādya) - having tasted, having enjoyed; by tasting/enjoying

• वयः (vayaḥ) - age, life, youth

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done, to be made

• न (na) - not

• भस्मसात् (bhasmasāt) - reduced to ashes, destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a little, something, somewhat

(indeclinable)

From `kim` + `cid`. Acts as an adjective/pronoun or adverb.

कान्तान्नपानादिकलिलम् (kāntānnapānādikalilam) - a mixture of pleasant food and drink etc., defiled by pleasant food and drink etc.

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāntānnapānādikalila

kāntānnapānādikalila - defiled by pleasant food and drink and other things; an impure mixture of pleasant food and drink etc.

Compound of `kāntānnapānādi` and `kalila`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāntānnapānādi+kalila)

• kāntānnapānādi – pleasant food, drink, and other things
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of `kānta` (pleasant), `anna` (food), `pāna` (drink), and `ādi` (etc.).
• kalila – impure, defiled, dense, covered with, mixed with
  adjective (neuter)

कोमलम् (komalam) - delicate, soft, pleasant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of komala

komala - delicate, soft, tender, pleasant

Note: Agrees with the implied object of consumption/enjoyment.

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Root: grah (class 9)

व्रणे (vraṇe) - in a wound, on a sore

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vraṇa

vraṇa - wound, sore, ulcer

Root: vraṇ (class 10)

कीटः (kīṭaḥ) - an insect, a worm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīṭa

kīṭa - insect, worm, small animal

Note: Subject in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आस्वाद्य (āsvādya) - having tasted, having enjoyed; by tasting/enjoying

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from `ā` + root `svad` (to taste) + `lyaP` suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: svad (class 1)

वयः (vayaḥ) - age, life, youth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vayas

vayas - age, life, youth, strength

From root `vī` (to go, move) or `vi` (to possess).

Root: vī (class 1)

Note: Subject of `kāryam`.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done, to be made

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, duty, action

gerundive (future passive participle)

From root `kṛ` (to do) with `ṇyaT` or `yat` suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

भस्मसात् (bhasmasāt) - reduced to ashes, destroyed

(indeclinable)

From `bhasman` (ashes) with the suffix `sāt` (making something into something else).

Note: Used as a predicate modifier with `kāryam`.