Verse 1.1 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra said, dharma-kṣetre - in the place of pilgrimage, kuru-kṣetre - in the place named Kurukṣetra, samavetāḥ - assembled, yuyutsavaḥ - desiring to fight, māmakāḥ - my party (sons), pāndavāḥ - the sons of Pāṇḍu, ca - and, eva - certainly, kim - what, akurvata - did they do, sañjaya - O Sañjaya

Translation Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: O Sañjaya, after my sons and the sons of Pāṇḍu assembled in the place of pilgrimage at Kurukṣetra, desiring to fight, what did they do?

Purport Excerpt Bhagavad-gītā is the widely read theistic science summarized in the Gītā-māhātmya (Glorification of the Gītā). There it says that one should read Bhagavad-gītā very scrutinizingly with the help of a person who is a devotee of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and try to understand it without personally motivated interpretations.

Verse 1.40 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms adharma - irreligion, abhibhavāt - having become predominant, kṛṣṇa - O Kṛṣṇa, praduṣyanti - become polluted, kula-striyaḥ - family ladies, strīṣu - by the womanhood, duṣṭāsu - being so polluted, vārṣṇeya - O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, jāyate - comes into being, varṇa-saṅkaraḥ - unwanted progeny

Translation When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Kṛṣṇa, the women of the family become corrupt, and from the degradation of womanhood, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, comes unwanted progeny.

Purport Excerpt Good population in human society is the basic principle for peace, prosperity and spiritual progress in life. The Vedic religion's principles were so designed that the good population as a whole would predominate in society for the general spiritual progress of state and community.

Verse 1.40 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms adharma - irreligion, abhibhavāt - having become predominant, kṛṣṇa - O Kṛṣṇa, praduṣyanti - become polluted, kula-striyaḥ - family ladies, strīṣu - by the womanhood, duṣṭāsu - being so polluted, vārṣṇeya - O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, jāyate - comes into being, varṇa-saṅkaraḥ - unwanted progeny

Translation When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Kṛṣṇa, the women of the family become corrupt, and from the degradation of womanhood, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, comes unwanted progeny.

Purport Excerpt Good population in human society is the basic principle for peace, prosperity and spiritual progress in life. The Vedic religion's principles were so designed that the good population as a whole would predominate in society for the general spiritual progress of state and community.