Whether fruit of merit is declared (in the scriptures) as springing up from study of the VEDAS, from performance of sacrifices, from practice of austerities, and from charity — beyond all these goes the YOGIN, who having known this (the two paths ) attains to the Supreme, Primeval (Essence) .

vedeṣu = in the study of the Vedas; yajñeṣu = in the performances of yajna, sacrifice; tapaḥsu = in undergoing different types of austerities; ca = also; eva = certainly; dāneṣu = in giving charities; yat = that which; puṇyaphalaṃ = result of pious work; pradiṣṭaṃ = indicated; atyeti = surpasses; tat sarvaṃ = all those; idaṃ = this; viditvā = knowing; yogī = the devotee; paraṃ = supreme; sthānaṃ = abode; upaiti = achieves; ca = also; ādyaṃ = original.;