कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्। कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन॥
katham na jneyam asmabhih papad asman nivartitum kulakshaya-kritam dosham prapashyadbhir janardana
Translation
Why should we not have the wisdom to turn away from this sin, O Janardana, we who clearly see the evil in the destruction of the family?
Commentary
Arjuna argues that since they can see what the Kauravas cannot, they have a moral obligation to refrain from violence. This is an intellectual argument, but Krishna will show it is based on incomplete understanding.