Chapter 1 · Verse 41
Arjuna's Dilemma
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः। स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः
adharmābhibhavāt kṛiṣhṇa praduṣhyanti kula-striyaḥ strīṣhu duṣhṭāsu vārṣhṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ
Word Meanings
adharma — irreligion; abhibhavāt — preponderance; kṛiṣhṇa — Shree Krishna; praduṣhyanti — become immoral; kula-striyaḥ — women of the family; strīṣhu — of women; duṣhṭāsu — become immoral; vārṣhṇeya — descendant of Vrishni; jāyate — are born; varṇa-saṅkaraḥ — unwanted progeny
Translation
When irreligion prevails, O Krishna, the women of the family become corrupted; and when women are corrupted, O descendant of Vrishni, unwanted progeny are born.