Bhagavad Gita 1.38 meaningA hero falls apart
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Greed has blinded them. They can’t see the harm.”
What it means
“Greed has blinded them, so they don't see the harm in destroying a family or betraying friends.”
The original Sanskrit
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः । कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम् ॥
yadyapyete na paśyanti lobhopahatacetasaḥ kulakṣayakṛtaṃ doṣaṃ mitradrohe ca pātakam
Translations
Literal translation
O Janardana, although these people, whose hearts have become perverted by greed, do not see the evil arising from destroying the family and sin in hostility towards, friends, yet how can we who clearly see the evil arising from destroying the family remain unaware of (the need of) abstaining from this sin?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
यद्यपि लोभ से भ्रष्टचित्त हुये ये लोग कुलनाशकृत दोष और मित्र द्रोह में पाप नहीं देखते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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