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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः |
कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम् ||१-३८||
yadyapyete na paśyanti lobhopahatacetasaḥ . kulakṣayakṛtaṃ doṣaṃ mitradrohe ca pātakam ||1-38||
Though they, with intelligence overpowered by greed, see no evil in the destruction of families, and no sin in hostility to friends,
In simple words
Arjuna says: "Even though Duryodhana and his allies are so blinded by greed that they see nothing wrong with destroying family bonds and betraying friends—"
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