ŚaṅkarācāryaGītā-bhāṣya
Advaita Vedānta· Classical
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1.40 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.
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Chapter 1 · Verse 40·Spoken by Arjuna
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः। धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत
kula-kṣhaye praṇaśhyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ dharme naṣhṭe kulaṁ kṛitsnam adharmo ’bhibhavaty uta
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kula-kṣhayein the destruction of a dynastypraṇaśhyantiare vanquishedkula-dharmāḥfamily traditionssanātanāḥeternaldharmereligionnaṣhṭeis destroyedkulamfamilykṛitsnamthe wholeadharmaḥirreligionabhibhavatiovercomeutaindeed
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भाष्यCommentary
Reading set · 5 translations · 3 commentaries
Translation · 5 voices
From the ruin of the family, the traditional rites and duties are totally destroyed. When rites and duties are destroyed, vice overwhelms the entire family.
Swami Gambiranandaafter Śaṅkara's bhāṣya· paired with Śaṅkara
With the ruin of a clan, its ancient traditions perish, and when traditions perish, lawlessness overtakes the whole clan.
Swami Adidevanandaafter Rāmānuja's bhāṣya· paired with Rāmānuja
When a family ruins, the eternal duties of the family perish; when the duties perish, impiety inevitably dominates the entire family.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayanafter Madhva's bhāṣya· paired with Madhva
In the destruction of a family, the immemorial religious rites of that family perish; on the destruction of spirituality, impiety indeed, overwhelms the whole family.
Swami SivanandaThe Bhagavad Gita
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.
Shri Purohit SwamiThe Geeta
RāmānujācāryaGītā-bhāṣya
Viśiṣṭādvaita· Classical
Machine translation · draft
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Ramanuja's commentary treats verses 1.26 through 1.47 as a single passage; it is given in full at verse 1.26.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.
MadhvācāryaGītā-bhāṣya
Dvaita· Classical
Machine translation · draft
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Madhvacharya does not comment on this verse; his Gita-bhashya begins at verse 2.11.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.