Bhagavad Gita 1.40
Chapter 1: Arjuna Vishada Yoga (Arjuna’s Despair) · अर्जुनविषादयोग
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः ।धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत ॥
kulakṣaye praṇaśyanti kuladharmāḥ sanātanāḥ |dharme naṣṭe kulaṃ kṛtsnamadharmo'bhibhavatyuta ||
Meaning of Gita 1.40 in English
Arjuna argues that when a family is destroyed, its long-standing traditions are lost, and when those values disappear, wrongdoing takes over the whole family.
गीता 1.40 का हिंदी अर्थ
अर्जुन तर्क देते हैं कि कुल के नष्ट होने पर उसकी पुरानी परंपराएँ मिट जाती हैं, और जब धर्म नष्ट होता है तो पूरे कुल पर अधर्म छा जाता है।
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