कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम् । कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन ॥ ३९ ॥
kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitum kula-kṣhaya-kṛitaṁ doṣhaṁ prapaśhyadbhir janārdana
Translation
why should we, O Janardan, who clearly see the evil in destroying a family, not know to turn back from this sin?
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
तो हे जनार्दन! कुल-नाश से होने वाले दोष को स्पष्ट देखने वाले हम लोग इस पाप से हटने का विचार क्यों न करें?
Commentary
The argument is a thoughtful one: knowledge brings responsibility, and those who see the harm should step back even if the other side will not. It is exactly the kind of reasoning that makes Arjun's crisis real rather than cowardly — which is why Krishna takes seventeen more chapters to answer it.