Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 41

अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः। स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।

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

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Word Meanings

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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Translation

O Krishna, by the prevalence of impiety, the women of the family become corrupt; and, when women are corrupted, O Varshenya (descendant of Vrishni), intermingling of castes arises.

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Commentary

1.41 अधर्माभिभवात् from the prevalence of impiety? कृष्ण O Krishna? प्रदुष्यन्ति become corrupt? कुलस्त्रियः the women of the family? स्त्रीषु in women? दुष्टासु (being) corrupt? वार्ष्णेय O Varshneya? जायते arises? वर्णसङ्करः casteadmixture.No Commentary.

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