Bhagavad Gita 1.38
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः। कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।
yady apy ete na paśhyanti lobhopahata-chetasaḥ kula-kṣhaya-kṛitaṁ doṣhaṁ mitra-drohe cha pātakam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yadi api | yadi api | even though |
| ete | ete | they |
| na | na | not |
| paśhyanti | paśhyanti | see |
| lobha | lobha | greed |
| upahata | upahata | overpowered |
| chetasaḥ | chetasaḥ | thoughts |
| kula-kṣhaya-kṛitam | kula-kṣhaya-kṛitam | in annihilating their relatives |
| doṣham | doṣham | fault |
| mitra-drohe | mitra-drohe | to wreak treachery upon friends |
| cha | cha | and |
| pātakam | pātakam | sin |
Though they, with intelligence overpowered by greed, see no evil in the destruction of families and no sin in hostility to friends,
यद्यपि लोभ से भ्रष्टचित्त हुये ये लोग कुलनाशकृत दोष और मित्र द्रोह में पाप नहीं देखते हैं।