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Bhagavad Gītā 1.38, word by word

यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः। कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्

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

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In English

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

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

Though they, with intelligence overpowered by greed, see no evil in the destruction of families and no sin in hostility to friends,

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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