Bhagavad Gita 1.39
Chapter 1, verse 39
Meaning
“But we do see how wrong it is to destroy a family. So why shouldn't we have the sense to step back from this sin, Janārdana?”
The Sanskrit
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम् ।
कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन ॥ ३९ ॥
kathaṃ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitum
kulakṣayakṛtaṃ doṣaṃ prapaśyadbhir janārdana
Say it
kuh-thum nuh gyay-yum us-maa-bhih paa-paad us-maan ni-vur-ti-tum
koo-luh-kshuh-yuh-kri-tum do-shum pruh-push-yud-bhir juh-naar-duh-nuh
Word by word
- katham na jñeyam
- why should it not be understood
- asmābhiḥ
- by us
- pāpāt asmāt
- from this sin
- nivartitum
- to turn back
- kula-kṣaya-kṛtam doṣam
- the wrong of destroying a family
- prapaśyadbhiḥ
- (we) who see it clearly
- janārdana
- O Janārdana (Krishna)
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 1.39 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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