Learn·Chapter 1 · The despondency of Arjuna·Verse 43 of 47
Bhagavad Gītā 1.43, word by word
BG 1.43
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः। उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः
doṣhair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ varṇa-saṅkara-kārakaiḥ utsādyante jāti-dharmāḥ kula-dharmāśh cha śhāśhvatāḥ
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In English
By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of our blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
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.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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