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 etaiḥ kula-ghnānām varṇa-saṅkara kārakaiḥ utsādyante jāti-dharmāḥ kula-dharmāḥ cha śhāśhvatāḥ
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.