Sārathi

Word

kula-dharmāḥ

Used in 7 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 1.38यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।yady apy ete na paśhyanti lobhopahata-chetasaḥThough they, with intelligence overpowered by greed, see no evil in the destruction of families and no sin in hostility to friends,Here: in annihilating their relatives
  2. 1.39कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitumWhy should we not, who clearly see the evil in the destruction of families, learn to turn away from this sin, O Janardana (Krishna)?Here: killing the kindered
  3. 1.40कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः।kula-kṣhaye praṇaśhyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥIn the destruction of a family, the immemorial religious rites of that family perish; on the destruction of spirituality, impiety indeed, overwhelms the whole family.Here: in the destruction of a dynasty
  4. 1.41अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।adharmābhibhavāt kṛiṣhṇa praduṣhyanti kula-striyaḥO Krishna, by the prevalence of impiety, the women of the family become corrupt; and, when women are corrupted, O Varshenya (descendant of Vrishni), intermingling of…Here: women of the family
  5. 1.42सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।saṅkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāṁ kulasya chaConfusion of castes leads to hell for the slayers of the family, for their forebears fall, deprived of the offerings of rice-balls and libations of water.Here: for those who destroy the family
  6. 1.43दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।doṣhair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ varṇa-saṅkara-kārakaiḥBy these evil deeds of the destroyers of the family, which cause confusion of castes, the eternal religious rites of the caste and the family are destroyed.Here: of those who destroy the family
  7. 1.44उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।utsanna-kula-dharmāṇāṁ manuṣhyāṇāṁ janārdanaWe have heard, O Janardana, that those men in whose families the religious practices have been destroyed are inevitably destined to dwell in hell for an unknown period.Here: whose family traditions