What is the source of this Sanskrit verse?

This subhashitam is from Subhashitam.

What are the key themes of this verse?

The key themes of this subhashitam are: sacrifice, duty, atman.

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कुलस्यार्थे त्यजेदेकं

Subhashitam

कुलस्यार्थे त्यजेदेकं ग्रामस्यार्थे कुलं त्यजेत् । ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थे आत्मार्थे पृथिवीं त्यजेत् ॥

कुलस्यof the family

त्यजेत्should sacrifice

ग्रामम्village

जनपदस्यof the nation

आत्मार्थेfor the Self

Sacrifice self-interest for the sake of your family, sacrifice family for the village, sacrifice the village for the nation, but sacrifice everything for the Self within.

sacrificedutyatman

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न वा अरे मैत्रेयि पत्युःO Maitreyi! A man is not loved because he is husband, but because of the Atman (Self) in him.Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्रThe world is bound by actions other than those performed as sacrifice. Therefore, O son of Kunti, perform action for that purpose alone, free from attachment.Bhagavad Gita
सम्प्राप्य भारते जन्मOne who obtains birth in Bharata yet turns away from righteous deeds is like one who discards a pot of nectar and chooses a vessel of poison.Subhashitam
श्रेयान् स्वधर्मो विगुणःIt is far better to perform one's natural prescribed duty, though tinged with faults, than to perform another's prescribed duty, though perfectly. In fact, it is preferable to die in the discharge of one's duty, than to follow the path of another, which is fraught with danger.Bhagavad Gita

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