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Chapter 1 · Verse 43

Arjuna Visada Yoga

अर्जुनविषादयोग

दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः | उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः ||१-४३||

doṣairetaiḥ kulaghnānāṃ varṇasaṅkarakārakaiḥ . utsādyante jātidharmāḥ kuladharmāśca śāśvatāḥ ||1-43||

In plain words

You are being urged to preserve the sacred traditions and community duties that sustain society. When people act out of selfish desire, they destroy their family dharma, which means their righteous duties. This destruction ruins the ancient wisdom passed down through generations, leaving everyone lost in spiritual darkness and disconnected from their true purpose.

Translation

1.43 By the sins of the clan-destroyers who bring about inter-mixture of classes, the ancient traditions of the clan and class are destroyed.

Meaning

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Word by word

दोषैः by evil deeds एतैः (by) these कुलघ्नानाम् of the family destroyers वर्णसङ्करकारकैः causing intermingling of castes उत्साद्यन्ते are destroyed जातिधर्माः religious rites of the caste कुलधर्माः family religious rites च and शाश्वताः eternal. No