Original Sanskrit

कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम् । कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन ॥ १-३९॥

Transliteration

kathaṃ na jñeyamasmābhiḥ pāpādasmānnivartitum kulakṣayakṛtaṃ doṣaṃ prapaśyadbhirjanārdana 1-39

English Translation

Why should not we, who clearly see evil in the destruction of the family-units, learn to turn away from this sin, O Janardana?

Word-by-Word Meaning

kathaṃ = why; na = should not; jñeyaṃ = be known; asmābhiḥ = by us; pāpāt = from sins; asmāt = these; nivartituṃ = to cease; kulakṣaya = in the destruction of a dynasty; kṛtaṃ = done; doṣaṃ = crime; prapaśyadbhiḥ = by those who can see; janārdana = O Krishna.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Arjuna's Dejection - The crisis of conscience that begins the spiritual dialogue

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