Sārathi

Word

kula-kṣhaya-kṛitam

Used in 3 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 1.38यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।yady apy ete na paśhyanti lobhopahata-chetasaḥThough they, with intelligence overpowered by greed, see no evil in the destruction of families and no sin in hostility to friends,Here: in annihilating their relatives
  2. 1.39कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitumWhy should we not, who clearly see the evil in the destruction of families, learn to turn away from this sin, O Janardana (Krishna)?Here: killing the kindered
  3. 11.32कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धोkālo ’smi loka-kṣhaya-kṛit pravṛiddhoThe Blessed Lord said, "I am the full-grown, world-destroying Time, now engaged in destroying the worlds. Even without you, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile…Here: the source of destruction of the worlds