Shloka 41
अधर्माभिभवात् कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रिय: । स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वाष्णेय जायते वर्णसंकर:,हे कृष्ण! पापके अधिक बढ़ जानेसे कुलकी स्त्रियाँ अत्यन्त दूषित हो जाती हैं और हे वार्ष्णेय! स्त्रियोंके दूषित हो जानेपर वर्णसंकर उत्पन्न होता है
adharmābhibhavāt kṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kula-striyaḥ | strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ ||
克里希纳啊，当非法横行之时，宗族中的妇女便会败坏；而毗利什尼后裔啊，妇女一旦败坏，便生起“种姓杂乱”（varṇa-saṅkara）——世系与职责秩序的混杂与紊乱。
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Arjuna argues that when adharma becomes dominant, it corrodes the moral fabric of family life, leading to disorder in relationships and a broader collapse of social norms and inherited responsibilities (varṇa-saṅkara). The verse frames war not only as physical destruction but as a catalyst for ethical and societal disintegration.
On the battlefield, Arjuna is overwhelmed by the prospect of fighting his own kin. He presents Krishna with a chain-of-consequences argument: the slaughter of elders and protectors will allow adharma to prevail, which in turn will corrupt family life and produce social confusion, strengthening his reluctance to wage war.