Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Grief
Verse 40
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 1, Verse 40
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः। धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत।।1.40।।
Transliteration (IAST)
kula-kṣhaye praṇaśhyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ dharme naṣhṭe kulaṁ kṛitsnam adharmo ’bhibhavaty uta
Translation
Corrected: With the ruin of a clan, its ancient traditions perish, and when traditions perish, lawlessness overtakes the whole clan.— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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