Sutra 26

Devanagari script

न श्मशानविधिस्तेषां न सम्बन्धिक्रियास्तथा ॥ कZ_०४.७.२६च्द् ॥

Transliteration

na śmaśānavidhis teṣāṃ na sambandhikriyās tathā

Translation

Bagi mereka tidak ada tata cara kremasi di tempat pembakaran mayat, dan tidak pula ada upacara adat yang dilakukan oleh kerabat.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Particle (Negation)
• Root: न
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक

• श्मशानविधिः: the cremation-ground/funeral rite (prescribed procedure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (√धा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘श्मशानस्य विधिः’ (genitive-tatpuruṣa)

• तेषाम्: of them / their
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘of them/their’

• न: not
• Type: Particle (Negation)
• Root: न
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक

• सम्बन्धिक्रियाः: the rites/ceremonial actions of relatives
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (√कृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; ‘सम्बन्धिनां क्रियाः’ = rites/actions performed by/for relatives

• तथा: likewise / similarly
• Type: Indeclinable (Adverb)
• Root: तथा
• Form: अव्यय; ‘likewise/in the same way’

Entities Mentioned

• relatives (sambandhi)
• deceased
• state authority

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FAQs

How does denying rites function as governance?

It extends punishment beyond the individual into social meaning—using ritual deprivation to reinforce norms and discourage imitation.