यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतस: कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम् कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभि: पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम् कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन
yady apy ete na paśhyanti lobhopahata-chetasaḥ kula-kṣhaya-kṛitaṁ doṣhaṁ mitra-drohe cha pātakam kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitum kula-kṣhaya-kṛitaṁ doṣhaṁ prapaśhyadbhir janārdana
Recitation · Text 1.38
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (24 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Arjuna concedes that Duryodhana's side may be too blinded by greed to see the wrong in destroying their own family — but insists that awareness itself creates responsibility.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Being able to see a wrong clearly is itself a kind of obligation to act differently from those who can't.