Chapter 1 · Verse 43
Arjuna's Dilemma
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः। उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः
doṣhair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ varṇa-saṅkara-kārakaiḥ utsādyante jāti-dharmāḥ kula-dharmāśh cha śhāśhvatāḥ
Word Meanings
doṣhaiḥ — through evil deeds; etaiḥ — these; kula-ghnānām — of those who destroy the family; varṇa-saṅkara — unwanted progeny; kārakaiḥ — causing; utsādyante — are ruined; jāti-dharmāḥ — social and family welfare activities; kula-dharmāḥ — family traditions; cha — and; śhāśhvatāḥ — eternal
Translation
Through these sins of those who destroy the family, causing the intermingling of classes, the eternal traditions of caste and family are brought to ruin.