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Verse 1.41
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः। स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
adharmābhibhavāt kṛiṣhṇa praduṣhyanti kula-striyaḥ strīṣhu duṣhṭāsu vārṣhṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ
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Chapter 1, Verse 41
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Sanskrit to English Translation
Translator:
O Krishna, by the prevalence of impiety, the women of the family become corrupt; and, when women are corrupted, O Varshenya (descendant of Vrishni), intermingling of castes arises.
A Reading - Rantideb
Arjuna's extrapolation that lawlessness leads to the corruption of women reflects ancient sociological anxieties about the breakdown of societal boundaries during wartime.
adharmairreligion
abhibhavātpreponderance
kṛiṣhṇaShree Krishna
praduṣhyantibecome immoral
kula-striyaḥwomen of the family
strīṣhuof women
duṣhṭāsubecome immoral
vārṣhṇeyadescendant of Vrishni
jāyateare born
varṇa-saṅkaraḥunwanted progeny
Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)
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1.41 अधर्माभिभवात् from the prevalence of impiety? कृष्ण O Krishna? प्रदुष्यन्ति become corrupt? कुलस्त्रियः the women of the family? स्त्रीषु in women? दुष्टासु (being) corrupt? वार्ष्णेय O Varshneya? जायते arises? वर्णसङ्करः casteadmixture.No Commentary.