योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-35

श्रीराम उवाच ।
धर्मो नास्ति ममेत्येव यः प्रेतो वासनान्वितः ।
तस्य चेत्सुहृदा भूरिधर्मः कृत्वा समर्पितः ॥ ३५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
dharmo nāsti mametyeva yaḥ preto vāsanānvitaḥ ,
tasya cetsuhṛdā bhūridharmaḥ kṛtvā samarpitaḥ 35

35. śrīrāma uvāca.
dharmaḥ na asti mama iti eva yaḥ pretaḥ vāsanā-anvitaḥ tasya cet suhṛdā bhūri-dharmaḥ kṛtvā samarpitaḥ

35. śrīrāma uvāca.
cet yaḥ pretaḥ,
mama dharmaḥ na asti iti eva vāsanā-anvitaḥ,
tasya suhṛdā bhūri-dharmaḥ kṛtvā samarpitaḥ.

35. Śrī Rāma said: If, for a departed spirit (preta) who is still bound by subtle impressions (vāsanā) and thinks, 'I have no intrinsic nature (dharma) or merit,' a friend performs and dedicates abundant merit (dharma)...

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, an epithet of Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature (dharma), merit (dharma) (intrinsic nature, constitution, duty, natural law, righteousness, merit)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इति (iti) - thus, thinking that (thus, in this manner, that (introduces or concludes a quote or thought))

• एव (eva) - itself, indeed, only, certainly

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever, which

• प्रेतः (pretaḥ) - departed spirit (preta) (departed, dead, a departed spirit, ghost)

• वासना-अन्वितः (vāsanā-anvitaḥ) - bound by subtle impressions (vāsanā) (endowed with subtle impressions, accompanied by latent desires)

• तस्य (tasya) - to him (the departed spirit) (his, of him, to him)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• सुहृदा (suhṛdā) - by a friend

• भूरि-धर्मः (bhūri-dharmaḥ) - abundant merit (dharma) (much dharma, abundant merit, having much righteousness)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• समर्पितः (samarpitaḥ) - offered, dedicated, entrusted, presented

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, an epithet of Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – auspicious, glorious, prosperity
  adjective
• rāma – Rāma (the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice (irregular root)

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature (dharma), merit (dharma) (intrinsic nature, constitution, duty, natural law, righteousness, merit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, merit, moral law

From the root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

1st person pronoun, genitive singular

इति (iti) - thus, thinking that (thus, in this manner, that (introduces or concludes a quote or thought))

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - itself, indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

प्रेतः (pretaḥ) - departed spirit (preta) (departed, dead, a departed spirit, ghost)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preta

preta - departed, dead; a ghost, a departed spirit, a deceased person (before śrāddha ceremonies)

Past Passive Participle

From pra-i (to depart).

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

वासना-अन्वितः (vāsanā-anvitaḥ) - bound by subtle impressions (vāsanā) (endowed with subtle impressions, accompanied by latent desires)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsanā-anvita

vāsanā-anvita - accompanied by or endowed with vāsanā

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāsanā+anvita)

• vāsanā – subtle impression, latent tendency, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• anvita – accompanied by, connected with, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From anu-i (to go after).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - to him (the departed spirit) (his, of him, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be dative in certain contexts, 'to him'.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

सुहृदा (suhṛdā) - by a friend

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, good-hearted

Compound: su (good) + hṛd (heart).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  prefix
• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)

भूरि-धर्मः (bhūri-dharmaḥ) - abundant merit (dharma) (much dharma, abundant merit, having much righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūri-dharma

bhūri-dharma - much dharma, abundant righteousness or merit, one whose dharma is great

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhūri+dharma)

• bhūri – much, abundant, numerous, great
  adjective
• dharma – dharma, merit, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From the root kṛ (to do) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

समर्पितः (samarpitaḥ) - offered, dedicated, entrusted, presented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sam-arpita

sam-arpita - offered, dedicated, presented, entrusted

Past Passive Participle

From the root ṛ (to go) with upasargas sam and api (causative of ṛ is arpaya).

Prefixes: sam+api

Root: ṛ (class 1)

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