Arjuna reflects on how the Kauravas, driven by greed, are blind to the consequences of their actions. He asserts that, despite the Kauravas’ moral failings, the Pandavas should not engage in similarly sinful actions. Arjuna’s struggle is framed by his belief in the higher moral ground of righteousness and duty to family.

Arjuna reiterates the moral clarity he believes the Pandavas possess in contrast to the Kauravas, who are blinded by greed. He questions why they should not refrain from committing the same sin of destroying their family, appealing to Krishna’s wisdom in this moral dilemma.

Arjuna expresses his fear that the destruction of the family will lead to the breakdown of traditional family values and moral order. The loss of these values would lead to the rise of unrighteousness, symbolizing the larger societal and moral decay that would follow from the war’s devastation.

Arjuna believes that the disruption of family traditions will cause the ancestors to fall into hell, as the regular rituals of offering food and water will cease. The verse reflects the belief in the importance of maintaining familial rituals and duties to preserve the spiritual well-being of both the living and the dead.

Arjuna laments that those who cause the destruction of families are responsible for the loss of the eternal duties and traditions that define both family and caste. This verse emphasizes the generational responsibility of maintaining these values and the catastrophic consequences of their destruction.

Arjuna recalls the teachings he has heard from the wise, stating that those who destroy their family’s traditions will suffer in hell indefinitely. This reflects the belief in the continuation of consequences beyond this life, as breaking family traditions is seen as a grave sin that has repercussions in the afterlife.