कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम् | कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन
kathaṃ na jñeyamasmābhiḥ pāpādasmānnivartitum . kulakṣayakṛtaṃ doṣaṃ prapaśyadbhirjanārdana
Warum sollten wir, die wir das Übel der Zerstörung der Familie klar erkennen, nicht wissen, wie wir uns von dieser Sünde abwenden können, oh Janardana?
1.39 O Janardana, although these people, whose hearts have become perverted by greed, do not see the evil arising from destroying the family and sin in hostility towards, friends, yet how can we who clearly see the evil arising from destroying the family remain unaware of (the need of) abstaining from this sin?
Arjuna argumentiert, dass Unwissenheit über das Gesetz keine Entschuldigung ist, aber wissentliches sündhaftes Verhalten ein schweres Verbrechen darstellt, das der Weiseren unwürdig ist.
Ignorance of law is no excuse but wanton sinful conduct is a grave crime? unworthy of us? who are wiser.