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Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 1, Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 1.38

యద్యప్యేతే న పశ్యన్తి లోభోపహతచేతసః

Even if they, their minds overpowered by greed, see no wrong in destroying a family and no sin in betraying friends,

Sloka 1.38

1.38

यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः ।
कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम् ॥

యద్యప్యేతే న పశ్యన్తి లోభోపహతచేతసః ।
కులక్షయకృతం దోషం మిత్రద్రోహే చ పాతకమ్ ॥

yadyapyete na paśyanti lobhopahatacetasaḥ |
kulakṣayakṛtaṃ doṣaṃ mitradrohe ca pātakam ||

తాత్పర్యం

లోభంతో బుద్ధి కప్పబడిన వారు కులనాశనంలో దోషాన్ని, మిత్రద్రోహంలో పాపాన్ని చూడకపోయినా,

Meaning

Even if they, their minds overpowered by greed, see no wrong in destroying a family and no sin in betraying friends,

About chapter 1

On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, the Kaurava and Pandava armies stand ready for war. Arjuna asks Krishna, his charioteer, to place the chariot between the two armies. Seeing teachers, cousins and friends on the other side, he is overcome with grief, lays down his bow and refuses to fight. The whole teaching of the Gita grows out of this moment of doubt.

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Last updated 2026-10-31