Bhagavad Gita 1.38
Chapter 1, verse 38
Meaning
“Their minds are so clouded by greed that they cannot see anything wrong in wiping out a family, or any sin in turning against friends.” (The thought carries straight on into the next verse.)
The Sanskrit
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः ।
कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम् ॥ ३८ ॥
yady apy ete na paśyanti lobhopahatacetasaḥ
kulakṣayakṛtaṃ doṣaṃ mitradrohe ca pātakam
Say it
yud-yup-yay-tay nuh push-yun-ti lo-bho-puh-huh-tuh-chay-tuh-suh
koo-luh-kshuh-yuh-kri-tum do-shum mit-ruh-dro-hay chuh paa-tuh-kum
Word by word
- yadi api
- even if
- ete
- these men
- na paśyanti
- do not see
- lobha-upahata-cetasaḥ
- their minds overpowered by greed
- kula-kṣaya-kṛtam doṣam
- the wrong of destroying a family
- mitra-drohe
- in betraying friends
- ca pātakam
- and the sin
Read it in context: verses 1.37–40Arjuna argues for walking awayWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: When the feeling comes first, the argument follows
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 1.38 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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