Sutra 26

Devanagari script

न श्मशानविधिस्तेषां न सम्बन्धिक्रियास्तथा ॥ कZ_०४.७.२६च्द् ॥

Transliteration

na śmaśānavidhis teṣāṃ na sambandhikriyās tathā

Translation

तेषां न श्मशानविधिः, न सम्बन्धिक्रियास्तथा ॥

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.