Gita Verse 1.40

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 40

Sanskrit Verse

कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः।

धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत।।1.40।।

Transliteration

kula-kṣhaye praṇaśhyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ

dharme naṣhṭe kulaṁ kṛitsnam adharmo ’bhibhavaty uta

Word meanings

kula-kṣhaye—in the destruction of a dynasty; praṇaśhyanti—are vanquished; kula-dharmāḥ—family traditions; sanātanāḥ—eternal; dharme—religion; naṣhṭe—is destroyed; kulam—family; kṛitsnam—the whole; adharmaḥ—irreligion; abhibhavati—overcome; uta—indeed

Swami Sivananda's translation

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.

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