Shloka 22
Chapter 26: Śoka-pratiṣedha, Hata-saṅkhyā, Gati-vibhāga, Pretakārya-ājñā
Restraint of Grief, Count of the Slain, Destinies, and Funerary Directives
Devanagari script
न येषामस्ति संस्कर्ता न च ये>त्राहिताग्नय: । वयं च कस्य कुर्याम बहुत्वात् तात कर्मणाम्,जिनका कोई संस्कार करनेवाला नहीं है तथा जो अन्निहोत्री नहीं रहे हैं, उनका भी प्रेतक्म तो करना ही होगा, तात! यहाँ तो बहुतोंके अन्त्येष्टि-कर्म करने हैं, हम किस- किसका करें?
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
येषाम्of whom
येषाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, plural
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
Formpresent, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
संस्कर्ताone who performs rites; performer of samskāras
संस्कर्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंस्कर्तृ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
नnor/not
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
आहिताग्नयःthose who have established the sacred fires (āhitāgni-s)
आहिताग्नयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआहिताग्नि
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formcommon, nominative, plural
चand/also
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कस्यof whom; whose
कस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
कुर्यामshould we do/perform
कुर्याम:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formoptative, 1st, plural, parasmaipada
बहुत्वात्because of the multitude
बहुत्वात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootबहुत्व
Formneuter, ablative, singular
तातdear one; father (voc.)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
कर्मणाम्of rites/acts (here: funeral rites)
कर्मणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formneuter, genitive, plural
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes