योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-208, verse-26

न संकल्पयिता राजन्संकल्पनगरे स्वयम् ।
तृणं तृणं कल्पयति बालः क्रीडनकानिव ॥ २६ ॥

na saṃkalpayitā rājansaṃkalpanagare svayam ,
tṛṇaṃ tṛṇaṃ kalpayati bālaḥ krīḍanakāniva 26

26. na saṅkalpayitā rājan saṅkalpanagare svayam
tṛṇam tṛṇam kalpayati bālaḥ krīḍanakān iva

26. rājan saṅkalpanagare saṅkalpayitā svayam
tṛṇam tṛṇam na kalpayati bālaḥ krīḍanakān iva

26. O king, the imaginer himself does not individually conceive each blade of grass in the city of imagination, just as a child does not (individually conceive) his toys.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• सङ्कल्पयिता (saṅkalpayitā) - the imaginer, the one who conceives/resolves

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• सङ्कल्पनगरे (saṅkalpanagare) - in the city of imagination

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by oneself, spontaneously

• तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a blade of grass

• तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a blade of grass

• कल्पयति (kalpayati) - imagines, conceives, creates

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a boy

• क्रीडनकान् (krīḍanakān) - toys, playthings

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सङ्कल्पयिता (saṅkalpayitā) - the imaginer, the one who conceives/resolves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpayitṛ

saṅkalpayitṛ - imaginer, conceiver, one who resolves or forms a purpose

Agent Noun

Derived from the causative stem 'saṅkalpay' (from root kḷp with prefix sam) with the kṛt suffix -tṛ.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सङ्कल्पनगरे (saṅkalpanagare) - in the city of imagination

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpanagara

saṅkalpanagara - city of imagination/conception

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpana+nagara)

• saṅkalpana – imagination, conception, determination, resolve
  noun (neuter)
  Action Noun
  Derived from root kḷp with prefix sam and suffix -ana.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'sva' (self).

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a blade of grass

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, a blade of grass, straw

Note: Repeated for emphasis ('each and every').

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a blade of grass

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, a blade of grass, straw

Note: Repeated for emphasis ('each and every').

कल्पयति (kalpayati) - imagines, conceives, creates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kḷp

Causative form of the root kḷp, meaning 'to cause to be formed/imagined/created'.

Root: kḷp (class 10)

बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a boy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, innocent

क्रीडनकान् (krīḍanakān) - toys, playthings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of krīḍanaka

krīḍanaka - toy, plaything

Derived from root krīḍ (to play) with suffix -anaka.

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)