योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-70, verse-20

यथा न किंचित्कलयन्मञ्चके स्पन्दते शिशुः ।
तथा फलान्यकलयन्कुरु कर्माणि राघव ॥ २० ॥

yathā na kiṃcitkalayanmañcake spandate śiśuḥ ,
tathā phalānyakalayankuru karmāṇi rāghava 20

20. yathā na kiñcit kalayan mañcake spandate śiśuḥ
| tathā phalāni akalayan kuru karmāṇi rāghava ||

20. rāghava yathā śiśuḥ mañcake kiñcit na kalayan
spandate tathā phalāni akalayan karmāṇi kuru

20. Just as a child moves on a bed without anticipating anything, so too, O Raghava, perform actions (karma) without anticipating their results.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

• कलयन् (kalayan) - anticipating (the results) (perceiving, observing, anticipating, knowing)

• मञ्चके (mañcake) - on the bed, on the couch

• स्पन्दते (spandate) - moves, trembles, quivers

• शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - a child, an infant

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• फलानि (phalāni) - fruits, results, consequences

• अकलयन् (akalayan) - not anticipating (the results) (not perceiving, not anticipating, not considering)

• कुरु (kuru) - do, perform, make

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, duties

• राघव (rāghava) - O Raghava (a name often used for Rama) (O descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, like

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, a little, whatever

From kim + cit

कलयन् (kalayan) - anticipating (the results) (perceiving, observing, anticipating, knowing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalayat

kalayat - perceiving, observing, calculating, knowing, anticipating

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'kal' (to calculate, perceive, anticipate) in the active voice.

Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'śiśuḥ'.

मञ्चके (mañcake) - on the bed, on the couch

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mañcaka

mañcaka - bed, couch, cot

स्पन्दते (spandate) - moves, trembles, quivers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, ātmanepada, present (lat) of spand

Root: spand (class 1)

शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - a child, an infant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiśu

śiśu - child, infant, young animal

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

फलानि (phalāni) - fruits, results, consequences

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

अकलयन् (akalayan) - not anticipating (the results) (not perceiving, not anticipating, not considering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akalayat

akalayat - not perceiving, not calculating, not anticipating

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'kal' (to calculate, perceive, anticipate) with a negative prefix 'a-' and participle suffix '-śatṛ'.

Prefix: a

Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Modifies the implied 'you' (rāghava).

कुरु (kuru) - do, perform, make

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, duties

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny, result of actions

Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-man'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राघव (rāghava) - O Raghava (a name often used for Rama) (O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name of Rama or Lakshmana

Patronymic from Raghu.