1.45 ahO batha mahath pApam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 44 SlOkam – Original ahO batha mahath pApam karththum vyavasithA vayam | yadhrAjyasukalObhEna hanthum svajanamudhyathA: || word-by-word meaning vayam – We rAjya suka lObhEna – due to greed for the pleasures we get by ruling the kingdom svajanam – … Read more

1.44 uthsannakuladharmANAm

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 43 SlOkam – Original uthsannakuladharmANAm manushyANAm janArdhana | narakE niyatham vAsO bhavathIthyanuSuSruma || word-by-word meaning janArdhana – Oh janArdhana! uthsannakuladharmANAm – those having lost their clan’s practices/traditions manushyANAm – for the men narakE – in hellish planets niyatham vAsa: … Read more

1.43 dhOshairEthai: kulagnAnAm

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 42 SlOkam – Original dhOshairEthai: kulagnAnAm varNasankarakArakai: | uthsAdhyanthE jAthidharmA: kuladharmAScha SASvathA: || word-by-word meaning kulagnAnAm – of those who destroyed the clan varNasankarakArakai: – which causes such intermingling of varNas Ethai: dhOshai: – due to these faults SASvathA: … Read more

1.42 sankarO narakAyaiva

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 41 SlOkam – Original sankarO narakAyaiva kulagnAnAm kulasya cha | pathanthi pitharO hyEshAm lupthapiNdOdhakakriyA: || word-by-word meaning sankara: – intermingling of varNas kulagnAnAm – for those who destroyed the clan kulasya cha – for the clan itself narakAya Eva … Read more

1.41 adharmAbhibhavAth krishNa

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 40 SlOkam – Original adharmAbhibhavAth krishNa pradhushyanthi kulasthriya: | sthrIshu dhushtAsu vArshNEya jAyathEvarNasankara: || word-by-word meaning vArshNEya krishNa! – Oh krishNa who is born in vrshNi clan! adharmAbhibhavAth – as unrighteousness covers (the clan) kulasthriya: – family-women pradhushyanthi – … Read more

1.40 kula kshayE praNaSyanthi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 39 SlOkam – Original kula kshayE praNaSyanthi kula dharmA: sanAthanA: | dharmE nashtE kulam kruthsnam adharmO’bhibhavathyutha || word-by-word meaning kula kshayE – when the race is destroyed sanAthanA: – ancient kula dharmA: – practices/virtues praNaSyanthi – are destroyed dharmE … Read more

1.39 katham na gyEyam asmAbhi:

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 38 SlOkam – Original katham na gyEyam asmAbhi: pApAdh asmAn nivarthithum | kula kshaya krutham dhOsham prapaSyadhbhir janArdhana || word-by-word meaning janArdhana – Oh janArdhana! kula kshaya krutham dhOsham – ill-deeds arising out of vanquishing of the race prapaSyadhbhi: … Read more

1.38 yadhyapi EthE na paSyanthi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 37 SlOkam – Original yadhyapi EthE na paSyanthi lObhOpahatha chEthasa: | kula kshaya krutham dhOsham mithra drOhE cha pAthakam || word-by-word meaning lObhOpahatha chEthasa: – having unintelligent mind due to greed for kingdom EthE – these dhuryOdhana et al … Read more

1.39 kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ (original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 38 Simple kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitum kula-kṣaya-kṛtaṁ doṣaṁ prapaśyadbhir janārdana How should we ourselves, therefore, not know to avoid this sin (treachery, etc.) knowing as we do the hazard, the extinction of a race must run? … Read more

1.37 thasmAn nArhA vayam hanthum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 36 SlOkam – Original thasmAn nArhA vayam hanthum dhArtharAshtrAn sa-bAndhavAn | sva-janaṁ hi katham hathvA sukhina: syAma mAdhava || word-by-word meaning thasmAth – thus vayam – we sa-bAndhavAn – with the relatives dhArtharAshtrAn – dhuryOdhana et al hanthum arhA: … Read more