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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 41

Arjuna's Dejection

अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः। स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः

adharmābhibhavāt kṛiṣhṇa praduṣhyanti kula-striyaḥ strīṣhu duṣhṭāsu vārṣhṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.41 mean?

O Krishna, when irreligion prevails, the women of the family become corrupt; and when women are corrupted, O Varshneya, there arises an intermixture of castes.

Word-by-word meaning

adharma—irreligion · abhibhavāt—preponderance · kṛiṣhṇa—Shree Krishna · praduṣhyanti—become immoral · kula-striyaḥ—women of the family · strīṣhu—of women · duṣhṭāsu—become immoral · vārṣhṇeya—descendant of Vrishni · jāyate—are born · varṇa-saṅkaraḥ—unwanted progeny

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