Mahabharat

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कीर्तिश च जीवतः साध्वी पुरुषस्य महाद्युते मृतस्य कीर्त्या किं कार्यं भस्मीभूतस्य देहिनः मृतः कीर्तिं न जानाति जीवन कीर्तिं समश्नुते ।। ३-२८५-५ ।।

sanskrit

'O radiant one, fame benefits only those who are alive! What use is fame to the dead, whose bodies have turned to ashes? The dead cannot enjoy renown; only the living can partake in it.' ।। 3-285-5 ।।

english translation

kIrtiza ca jIvataH sAdhvI puruSasya mahAdyute mRtasya kIrtyA kiM kAryaM bhasmIbhUtasya dehinaH mRtaH kIrtiM na jAnAti jIvana kIrtiM samaznute || 3-285-5 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript