Gita Verse 1.43

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 43

Sanskrit Verse

दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।

Transliteration

doṣhair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ varṇa-saṅkara-kārakaiḥ

utsādyante jāti-dharmāḥ kula-dharmāśh cha śhāśhvatāḥ

Word meanings

doṣhaiḥ—through evil deeds; etaiḥ—these; kula-ghnānām—of those who destroy the family; varṇa-saṅkara—unwanted progeny; kārakaiḥ—causing; utsādyante—are ruined; jāti-dharmāḥ—social and family welfare activities; kula-dharmāḥ—family traditions; cha—and; śhāśhvatāḥ—eternal

Swami Sivananda's translation

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.

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