BG 1.40
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः
धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत
kula-kṣaye praṇaśyanti
kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ
dharme naṣṭe kulaṃ kṛtsnam
adharmo 'bhibhavaty uta
SYNONYMS
kula-kṣaye: with the ruin of a clan | praṇaśyanti: perish | kula-dharmāḥ: ancient traditions of the clan | sanātanāḥ: eternal | dharme: traditions | naṣṭe: when perish | kulam: clan | kṛtsnam: whole | adharmaḥ: lawlessness | abhibhavati: overtakes | uta: and |
TRANSLATION
With the ruin of a clan, perish its ancient traditions, and when traditions perish, lawlessness overtakes the whole clan.