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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 38

Arjuna's Dejection

यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः। कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्

yady apy ete na paśhyanti lobhopahata-chetasaḥ kula-kṣhaya-kṛitaṁ doṣhaṁ mitra-drohe cha pātakam

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.38 mean?

Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin or fighting against their friends,

Word-by-word meaning

yadi api—even though · ete—they · na—not · paśhyanti—see · lobha—greed · upahata—overpowered · chetasaḥ—thoughts · kula-kṣhaya-kṛitam—in annihilating their relatives · doṣham—fault · mitra-drohe—to wreak treachery upon friends · cha—and · pātakam—sin ·

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