Learn·Chapter 1 · The despondency of Arjuna·Verse 39 of 47
Bhagavad Gītā 1.39, word by word
BG 1.39
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्। कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन
kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitum kula-kṣhaya-kṛitaṁ doṣhaṁ prapaśhyadbhir janārdana
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In English
Should we not, whose eyes are open and who consider it wrong to annihilate our family, turn away from such a great crime?
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Why should we not, who clearly see the evil in the destruction of families, learn to turn away from this sin, O Janardana (Krishna)?
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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