Chapter 1 · Verse 40Arjuna's Dilemma
Bhagavad Gita 1.40
BG 1.40 — Chapter 1 (Arjuna's Dilemma), Verse 40, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः | धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत ||१-४०||
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kulakṣaye praṇaśyanti kuladharmāḥ sanātanāḥ . dharme naṣṭe kulaṃ kṛtsnamadharmo.abhibhavatyuta ||1-40||
Roman: kulakshaye pranashyanti kuladharmah sanatanah . dharme nashte kulam krtsnamadharmo.abhibhavatyuta
. In the destruction of a family, the immemorial religious rites of that family perish; on the destruction of spirituality, impiety, indeed, overcomes the whole family.