1.38 यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः। कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्
yady
Word meanings
yadi api—even though;ete—they;na—not;paśhyanti—see;lobha—greed;upahata—overpowered;chetasaḥ—thoughts;kula-kṣhaya-kṛitam—in annihilating their relatives;doṣham—fault;mitra-drohe—to wreak treachery upon friends;cha—and;pātakam—sin
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Of course, these (Dhrtarastra's sons), with their intellects overpowered by greed, do not see the evil consequences ensuing from the ruin of the family and the sin of cheating friends.
Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends,
Though these people, whose minds are overpowered by greed, see no evil in the destruction of a clan and no sin in treachery to friends,
O Janardana, although these people, whose hearts have become perverted by greed, do not see the evil arising from destroying the family and sin in hostility towards friends,
Though they, with intelligence overpowered by greed, see no evil in the destruction of families, and no sin in hostility to friends,
1.40 कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः। धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत
kula
Word meanings
kula-kṣhaye—in the destruction of a dynasty;praṇaśhyanti—are vanquished;kula-dharmāḥ—family traditions;sanātanāḥ—eternal;dharme—religion;naṣhṭe—is destroyed;kulam—family;kṛitsnam—the whole;adharmaḥ—irreligion;abhibhavati—overcome;uta—indeed
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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When a family ruins, the eternal duties of the family perish; when the duties perish, impiety inevitably dominates the entire family.
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.
With the ruin of a clan, perish its ancient traditions, and when traditions perish, lawlessness overtakes the whole clan
From the ruin of the family are totally destroyed the traditional rites and duties of the family. When rites and duties are destroyed, vice overpowers the entire family also.
In the destruction of a family, the immemorial religious rites of that family perish; on the destruction of spirituality, impiety overcomes the whole family.
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अर्जुनविषादयोग
Chapter 1: The War Within
arjunaviṣādayoga
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1.39 कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्। कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन
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Word meanings
katham—why;na—not;jñeyam—should be known;asmābhiḥ—we;pāpāt—from sin;asmāt—these;nivartitum—to turn away;kula-kṣhaya—killing the kindered;kṛitam—done;doṣham—crime;prapaśhyadbhiḥ—who can see;janārdana—he who looks after the public, Shree Krishna
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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But, perceiving clearly the evil consequences ensuing from the ruin of the family, should we not have sense enough to refrain from this sinful act, O Janardana?
Should not we, whose eyes are open, who consider it to be wrong to annihilate our house, turn away from so great a crime?
Why should we not learn to shun this crime - we who see the evil of ruining a clan, O Krsna?
yet how can we who clearly see the evil arising from destroying the family remain unaware of (the need of) abstaining from this sin?
Why should not we, who clearly see evil in the destruction of a family, learn to turn away from this sin, O Janardana (Krishna)?
