adharmābhibhavāt kṛiṣhṇa praduṣhyanti kula-striyaḥ
strīṣhu duṣhṭāsu vārṣhṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ||41|| 

Meaning : O Krishna, when unrighteousness prevails, the women of the family become corrupt, and with the corruption of women, unwanted progeny (social confusion) arises.

kula-kṣhaye praṇaśhyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ
dharme naṣhṭe kulaṁ kṛitsnam adharmo ’bhibhavaty uta ||40||                        

Meaning : With the destruction of the family, the eternal family duties are lost; and when dharma is lost, the entire family is overcome by adharma (unrighteousness).

yady apy ete na paśhyanti lobhopahata-chetasaḥ
kula-kṣhaya-kṛitaṁ doṣhaṁ mitra-drohe cha pātakam||38||

kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitum
kula-kṣhaya-kṛitaṁ doṣhaṁ prapaśhyadbhir janārdana||39||

Meaning : Even though these people, with their minds overpowered by greed, do not see the wrong in destroying families or the sin in betraying friends,O Janardana, why shouldn’t we, who clearly see the evil in family destruction, learn to turn away from this sinful act?

nihatya dhārtarāṣhṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdana
pāpam evāśhrayed asmān hatvaitān ātatāyinaḥ||36||

tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣhṭrān sa-bāndhavān
sva-janaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava||37||

Meaning : What joy would we gain, O Janardana (Krishna), by killing the sons of Dhritarashtra? Killing these aggressors would only make us sinners.
Therefore, we should not kill the sons of Dhritarashtra along with their family and friends. How could we ever be happy after killing our own people, O Madhava?

āchāryāḥ pitaraḥ putrās tathaiva cha pitāmahāḥ
mātulāḥ śhvaśhurāḥ pautrāḥ śhyālāḥ sambandhinas tathā||34||

etān na hantum ichchhāmi ghnato ’pi madhusūdana
api trailokya-rājyasya hetoḥ kiṁ nu mahī-kṛite||35||

Meaning : There are teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles, brothers-in-law, grandsons, and other relatives here.
Even though I am a fighter, O Madhusudana (Krishna), I do not wish to kill them, especially for the sake of a kingdom in this world.

na kāṅkṣhe vijayaṁ kṛiṣhṇa na cha rājyaṁ sukhāni cha
kiṁ no rājyena govinda kiṁ bhogair jīvitena vā||32||

yeṣhām arthe kāṅkṣhitaṁ no rājyaṁ bhogāḥ sukhāni cha
ta ime ’vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṁs tyaktvā dhanāni cha||33||

Meaning : I do not desire victory, O Krishna, nor kingdom, nor pleasures.
What good will kingdom, pleasures, or life be to us, O Govinda,
when those for whose sake we desire these things are standing here, ready to give up their lives and wealth in battle?

vepathuśh cha śharīre me roma-harṣhaśh cha jāyate
gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāt tvak chaiva paridahyate||29||

na cha śhaknomy avasthātuṁ bhramatīva cha me manaḥ||30||

nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni keśhava
na cha śhreyo ’nupaśhyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave||31||

Meaning : My body trembles, the hair on my skin stands on end, the mighty bow Gandiva slips from my hand, and my skin feels like it is burning.
I am unable to stand firm, and my mind is confused and wandering.
I see only unfavorable omens, O Keshava (Krishna), and I do not see any good in killing my own relatives in battle.

arjuna uvācha
dṛiṣhṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛiṣhṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam
sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ cha pariśhuṣhyati||28||

Meaning : Arjuna said: “Seeing my own relatives, O Krishna, ready to fight, my limbs are trembling, and my mouth is drying up.

tān samīkṣhya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhūn avasthitān
kṛipayā parayāviṣhṭo viṣhīdann idam abravīt||27||

Meaning : Seeing all his relatives standing there, Arjuna (Kaunteya, son of Kunti) was overwhelmed with deep compassion and sorrow, and he spoke the following words in distress.

tatrāpaśhyat sthitān pārthaḥ pitṝīn atha pitāmahān
āchāryān mātulān bhrātṝīn putrān pautrān sakhīṁs tathā||26||
śhvaśhurān suhṛidaśh chaiva senayor ubhayor api

Meaning : There, Arjuna (Partha) saw standing on both sides of the battlefield — fathers, grandfathers, teachers, uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, friends, fathers-in-law, and well-wishers.