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एको हि कुरुते पापं कालपाशवशं गतः । नीचेनात्मापचारेण कुलं तेन विनश्यति ।।6.38.7।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
eko hi kurute pāpaṃ kālapāśavaśaṃ gataḥएको हि कुरुते पापं कालपाशवशं गतःfor one person commits a sin, having come under the control of Time's noosenominative numeral + particle + verb + accusative + accusative compound + past participle
nīcenātmāpacāreṇa kulaṃ tena vinaśyatiनीचेनात्मापचारेण कुलं तेन विनश्यतिby that base self-misconduct of his, the whole family perishesinstrumental adjective + instrumental compound + nominative + instrumental pronoun + verb

Reference: 6.38.7 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa