Bhagavad Gita 1.40
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः। धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत।।
kula-kṣhaye praṇaśhyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ dharme naṣhṭe kulaṁ kṛitsnam adharmo ’bhibhavaty uta
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| kula-kṣhaye | kula-kṣhaye | in the destruction of a dynasty |
| praṇaśhyanti | praṇaśhyanti | are vanquished |
| kula-dharmāḥ | kula-dharmāḥ | family traditions |
| sanātanāḥ | sanātanāḥ | eternal |
| dharme | dharme | religion |
| naṣhṭe | naṣhṭe | is destroyed |
| kulam | kulam | family |
| kṛitsnam | kṛitsnam | the whole |
| adharmaḥ | adharmaḥ | irreligion |
| abhibhavati | abhibhavati | overcome |
| uta | uta | indeed |
In the destruction of a family, the immemorial religious rites of that family perish; on the destruction of spirituality, impiety indeed, overwhelms the whole family.
कुल के नष्ट होने से सनातन धर्म नष्ट हो जाते हैं। धर्म नष्ट होने पर सम्पूर्ण कुल को अधर्म (पाप) दबा लेता है।