Original Sanskrit

दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः । उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः ॥ १-४३॥

Transliteration

doṣairetaiḥ kulaghnānāṃ varṇasaṅkarakārakaiḥ utsādyante jātidharmāḥ kuladharmāśca śāśvatāḥ 1-43

English Translation

By these evil deeds of the destroyers of the family, which cause confusion of castes, the eternal religious rites of the caste and the family are destroyed.

Word-by-Word Meaning

doṣaiḥ = by such faults; etaiḥ = all these; kulaghnānāṃ = of the destroyers of the family; varṇasaṅkara = of unwanted children; kārakaiḥ = which are causes; utsādyante = are devastated; jātidharmāḥ = community projects; kuladharmāḥ = family traditions; ca = also; śāśvatāḥ = eternal.;

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Summary

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

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