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kiḿ no rājyena govinda kiḿ bhogair jīvitena vā yeṣām arthe kāńkṣitaḿ no rājyaḿ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca ta ime ‘vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāḿs tyaktvā dhanāni ca ācāryāḥ pitaraḥ putrās tathaiva ca pitāmahāḥ mātulāḥ...

pāpam evāśrayed asmān hatvaitān ātatāyinaḥ tasmān nārhā vayaḿ hantuḿ dhārtarāṣṭrān sa-bāndhavān sva-janaḿ hi kathaḿ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.36 Sin will overcome us if we slay such...

yady apy ete na paśyanti lobhopahata-cetasaḥ kula-kṣaya-kṛtaḿ doṣaḿ mitra-drohe ca pātakam kathaḿ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitum kula-kṣaya-kṛtaḿ doṣaḿ prapaśyadbhir janārdana   Translation of...

kula-kṣaye praṇaśyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ dharme naṣṭe kulaḿ kṛtsnam adharmo ‘bhibhavaty uta Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.39 With the destruction of dynasty, the eternal family tradition is vanquished, and...

adharmābhibhavāt kṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kula-striyaḥ strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇa-sańkaraḥ   Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.40 When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Krishna, the women of the family...

sańkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāḿ kulasya ca patanti pitaro hy eṣāḿ lupta-piṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.41 An increase of unwanted population certainly causes hellish life both for the family and for those...

doṣair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāḿ varṇa-sańkara-kārakaiḥ utsādyante jāti-dharmāḥ kula-dharmāś ca śāśvatāḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.42 By the evil deeds of those who destroy the family tradition and thus give rise to...

utsanna-kula-dharmāṇāḿ manuṣyāṇāḿ janārdana narake niyataḿ vāso bhavatīty anuśuśruma Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.43 O Krishna, maintainer of the people, I have heard by disciplic succession that those who destroy family...

aho bata mahat pāpaḿ kartuḿ vyavasitā vayam yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuḿ sva-janam udyatāḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.44 Alas, how strange it is that we are preparing to commit greatly sinful acts. Driven by the desire...

yadi mām apratīkāram aśastraḿ śastra-pāṇayaḥ dhārtarāṣṭrā raṇe hanyus tan me kṣemataraḿ bhavet Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.45 Better for me if the sons of Dhritarashtra, weapons in hand, were to kill me unarmed and...