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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 43

Arjuna's Dejection

दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः। उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः

doṣhair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ varṇa-saṅkara-kārakaiḥ utsādyante jāti-dharmāḥ kula-dharmāśh cha śhāśhvatāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.43 mean?

By these sins of the destroyers of the family, which cause the intermixture of castes, the eternal duties of the community and the traditions of the family are ruined.

Word-by-word meaning

doṣhaiḥ—through evil deeds · etaiḥ—these · kula-ghnānām—of those who destroy the family · varṇa-saṅkara—unwanted progeny · kārakaiḥ—causing · utsādyante—are ruined · jāti-dharmāḥ—social and family welfare activities · kula-dharmāḥ—family traditions · cha—and · śhāśhvatāḥ—eternal

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