Bhagavad Gita 1.41
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः। स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
adharmābhibhavātkṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kulastriyaḥ. strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇasaṅkaraḥ.1.41.
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- अधर्माभिभवात्
- from the prevalence/predominance of unrighteousness
- कृष्ण
- O Krishna
- प्रदुष्यन्ति
- become corrupted
- कुलस्त्रियः
- the women of the family
- स्त्रीषु
- when the women
- दुष्टासु
- are corrupted
- वार्ष्णेय
- O descendant of Vrishni
- जायते
- arises
- वर्णसङ्करः
- intermixture/confusion of castes
Commentary
In consequence of the predominance of impiety, O Krishna! the women of the family become corrupt; and the women becoming corrupt, O descendant of Vrishni! intermingling of castes results;
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain -- Shankara's commentary offers no independent gloss for this narrative verse; text is the literal translation.
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अधर्माभिभवात्
कृष्ण
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कुलस्त्रियः
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जायते
वर्णसङ्करः
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