अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः । स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः ॥ ४१ ॥
adharmābhibhavāt kṛiṣhṇa praduṣhyanti kula-striyaḥ strīṣhu duṣhṭāsu vārṣhṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ
Translation
When adharma prevails, O Krishna, the women of the family become corrupted; and when women are corrupted, O descendant of Vrishni, a confusion of social order (varna-sankar) arises.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
हे कृष्ण! अधर्म के बढ़ने पर कुल की स्त्रियाँ दूषित हो जाती हैं; और हे वार्ष्णेय! स्त्रियों के दूषित होने पर वर्णसंकर उत्पन्न होता है।
Commentary
This and the following verses reflect the social worries of the epic's world, where lineage and family rites were seen as holding society together, and a war that killed most men would leave families without protection or structure. They are Arjun's arguments, voiced in his despair — Krishna does not endorse them, and in chapter 2 he calls this whole line of reasoning a weakness unworthy of Arjun.