कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः | धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत ||१-४०||
kulakṣaye praṇaśyanti kuladharmāḥ sanātanāḥ . dharme naṣṭe kulaṃ kṛtsnamadharmo.abhibhavatyuta ||1-40||
- kula-kṣaye
- in destroying the family
- praṇaśyanti
- become vanquished
- kula-dharmāḥ
- the family traditions
- sanātanāḥ
- eternal
- dharme
- religion
- naṣṭe
- being destroyed
- kulam
- family
- kṛtsnam
- whole
- adharmaḥ
- irreligion
- abhibhavati
- transforms
- uta
- it is said
With the destruction of the dynasty, the eternal family tradition is vanquished, and thus the rest of the family becomes involved in irreligion.