37.yadhyapyethe na paSyanthi lobhopahathachethasaH
kulakshayakrtham dhosham mithradhrohe cha paathakam
Even though these aathaathyins do not see the sin of destroying one's own clan and the betrayal of friendship
because their intellect is clouded by avarice,
yadhyapi- eventhough
lobhopahathachethasaH- these kouravas whose mind is covered with greed
na paSyanthi- do not see
dhosham -the defect , here means sin
kulakshyakrtham- out of destroying one's own clan
mithradhrohe cha paathakam- and the sin in betrayal of friendship
38.kaTham na jneyam asmaabhiH paapaath asmaath
nivarthirthithum
kulakshayakrtham dhosham prapSyadbhih janaardhana
How can it be not known by us, who see the sin of destroying our clan, to turn away from such a deed, Janardana?
kaTham na jneyam asmaabhiH- do we not know
nivarthithum asmaath paapaath- to turn away from this sin
because
prapaSyadhbhiH kulakshayakrtham dhosham- we see the sin of committing kulakshaya
Janardana- Arjuna desses
Dharma is of two kinds, saaDhaarana Dharma and visesha Dharma. It is adharma to kill any being which is a saadhaarana dharma but that one can kill even a cow if it attacks is the visesha dharma. Here the dharma Arjuna quotes is the saadhaaranahdharma and one can kill the aathathaayins without hesitation is the visesha dharma which takes precedence over saadhaaranadharma.
Arjuna replies to an anticipated question `when they are intent on fighting with you and they are aathathaayins why are you talking about kulakshaya krtham dhosham etc.,' by saying that their intellect is clouded by greed which prevents them from seeing the sin but we who are of better knowledge should not do so.
Arjuna proceeds to explain to
In the subsequent sk lokas Arjuna elaborates on the effects of kulakshaya.
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