1.40
Chapter 1, Verse 40
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः। धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत৷৷
kulakṣayē praṇaśyanti kuladharmāḥ sanātanāḥ. dharmē naṣṭē kulaṅ kṛtsnamadharmō.bhibhavatyuta৷৷
Translation
The destruction of our kindred means the destruction of the traditions of our ancient lineage, and when these are lost, irreligion will overrun our homes.
Translation — Purohit Swami
Commentary
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.
Commentary — Swami Sivananda
Sanskrit and transliteration of the Bhagavad Gita. Corpus compiled from the vedabase and the IIT Kanpur Gita Supersite.