कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्मा: सनातना: धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत
kula-kṣhaye praṇaśhyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ dharme naṣhṭe kulaṁ kṛitsnam adharmo ’bhibhavaty uta
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (11 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Arjuna widens his argument from individual grief to social consequence: destroy a family's line, and its traditions die with it; once righteousness (dharma) is lost from a household, irreligion takes over completely.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Arjuna is arguing on two levels at once — personal loss and the collapse of an entire social and moral order.