Shloka 2736

Devanagari script

गोत्रस्य नाशं कुर्वन्ति गणभेदस्य कारकम्‌ । कुलोंमें जो कलह होते हैं, उनकी यदि कुलके वृद्ध पुरुषोंने उपेक्षा कर दी तो वे कलह गणोंमें फ़ूट डालकर समस्त कुलका नाश कर डालते हैं

Transliteration

gotrasya nāśaṁ kurvanti gaṇabhedasya kārakam |

Translation

Bhishma says: Those who become the cause of factional division bring about the ruin of a lineage. When quarrels arise within a family and the elders neglect them, those disputes split the groups within the clan and ultimately destroy the entire family line.

Word by Word

• गोत्रस्य: of the lineage/clan
• गोत्रस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोत्र
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• नाशम्: destruction
• नाशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कुर्वन्ति: they do / they cause
• कुर्वन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• गणभेदस्य: of factional division (split of groups)
• गणभेदस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणभेद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कारकम्: the cause/agent (that produces it)
• कारकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Internal discord, if ignored—especially by elders—escalates into factionalism and can destroy an entire lineage; therefore, disputes must be addressed early and responsibly to protect family and social stability.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and governance, Bhishma warns about the social consequences of unresolved family conflict, emphasizing the duty of senior members to intervene before quarrels harden into permanent divisions.