योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-54, verse-26

मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ।
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनंजय ॥ २६ ॥

mā karmaphalaheturbhūrmā te saṅgo'stvakarmaṇi ,
yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā dhanaṃjaya 26

26. mā karmaphalahetuḥ bhūḥ mā te saṅgaḥ astu akarmaṇi
yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgam tyaktvā dhanaṃjaya

26. dhanaṃjaya! karmaphalahetuḥ mā bhūḥ.
te akarmaṇi saṅgaḥ mā astu.
yogasthaḥ saṅgam tyaktvā karmāṇi kuru.

26. Let your motive not be the fruits of action (karma); nor let you have any attachment to inaction (akarma). Established in (karma) yoga, perform actions (karma), having abandoned attachment, O Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna).

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• कर्मफलहेतुः (karmaphalahetuḥ) - motive for the fruits of action

• भूः (bhūḥ) - be, become

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• ते (te) - to you, your

• सङ्गः (saṅgaḥ) - attachment, contact, association

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• अकर्मणि (akarmaṇi) - in inaction, in non-action

• योगस्थः (yogasthaḥ) - established in (karma) yoga (situated in yoga, steadfast in yoga)

• कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds

• सङ्गम् (saṅgam) - attachment, contact, association

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - O Dhanaṃjaya (an epithet for Arjuna) (conqueror of wealth)

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

used with aorist or imperative to express prohibition

कर्मफलहेतुः (karmaphalahetuḥ) - motive for the fruits of action

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karmaphalahetu

karmaphalahetu - motive for the fruit of action, cause of action's results

tatpuruṣa compound: karma (action) + phala (fruit) + hetu (cause/motive)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karman+phala+hetu)

• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi (class 5)

भूः (bhūḥ) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

aorist, 2nd person singular, active voice (prohibitive)

aorist form used with mā to indicate prohibition

Root: bhū (class 1)

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

used with imperative to express prohibition

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: here implying 'for you' or 'your attachment'

सङ्गः (saṅgaḥ) - attachment, contact, association

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅga

saṅga - attachment, adhesion, contact, association

derived from sam + ga (to go, join)

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

imperative, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

अकर्मणि (akarmaṇi) - in inaction, in non-action

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of akarman

akarman - inaction, non-action, absence of ritual

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a (not) and karman (action)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+karman)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• karman – action, deed
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

योगस्थः (yogasthaḥ) - established in (karma) yoga (situated in yoga, steadfast in yoga)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogastha

yogastha - situated in yoga, standing in yoga

tatpuruṣa compound of yoga (discipline) and stha (standing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoga+stha)

• yoga – spiritual discipline, union, method
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• stha – standing, situated in, abiding in
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  agent noun/adjective derived from sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

(verb)

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

imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: object of the verb kuru

सङ्गम् (saṅgam) - attachment, contact, association

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṅga

saṅga - attachment, adhesion, contact, association

derived from sam + ga (to go, join)

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: object of the absolutive tyaktvā

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive form, indicates prior action

Root: tyaj (class 1)

धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - O Dhanaṃjaya (an epithet for Arjuna) (conqueror of wealth)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, fire, an epithet of Arjuna

compound of dhana (wealth) and jaya (conqueror)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, money
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• jaya – victory, conquest, victorious
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)