Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Despair · Arjuna said
Bhagavad Gita 1.39 — Why not turn away?
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्। कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन ॥
kathaṃ na jñeyamasmābhiḥ pāpādasmānnivartitum | kulakṣayakṛtaṃ doṣaṃ prapaśyadbhirjanārdana ||
Meaning
...why should we, who clearly see the evil of destroying a family, not turn away from this sin, Janardana?