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Verse 1.40
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः। धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत।।1.40।।
kula-kṣhaye praṇaśhyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ dharme naṣhṭe kulaṁ kṛitsnam adharmo ’bhibhavaty uta
Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 1, Verse 40
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Sanskrit to English Translation
Translator:
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.
A Reading - Rantideb
The fear of the destruction of family traditions (Kula-dharma) shows his concern for the long-term, generational stability of the social structure.
kula-kṣhayein the destruction of a dynasty
praṇaśhyantiare vanquished
kula-dharmāḥfamily traditions
sanātanāḥeternal
dharmereligion
naṣhṭeis destroyed
kulamfamily
kṛitsnamthe whole
adharmaḥirreligion
abhibhavatiovercome
utaindeed
Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)
Author:
1.40 कुलक्षये in the destruction of a family? प्रणश्यन्ति perish? कुलधर्माः family religious rites? सनातनाः immemorial? धर्मे spirituality? नष्टे being destroyed? कुलम् कृत्स्नम् the whole family? अधर्मः impiety? अभिभवति overcomes? उत indeed.Commentary Dharma -- the duties and ceremonies practised by the family in accordance with the injunctions of the scriptures.