Chapter 25 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 25.2

न शोकपरितापेन श्रेयसा युज्यते मृतः। यदत्रान्तरं कार्यं तत् समाधातुमर्हथ ॥

na śokaparitāpena śreyasā yujyate mṛtaḥ| yadatrāntaraṃ kāryaṃ tat samādhātumarhatha ||

English Meaning

Grief and lamentations do not tend to the welfare of the deceased. It therefore behoveth you to perform the after ceremonies.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)