Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1/Verse 41

Chapter 1/Verse 41

अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः ।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसंकरः ॥१-४१॥

adharmābhibhavātkṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kulastriyaḥ ।

strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇasaṃkaraḥ ॥1-41॥

O Krishna, from the predominance of adharma, the family women are corrupted. When the women are defiled, the intermixing of the castes arises, O Vārṣṇeya.

adharmābhibhavāt (stem form: adharmābhibhava) (adharma + abhibhavāt) (tatpurūṣa compound, masculine, ablative, singular) = from the predominance of adharma

kṛṣṇa (stem form: kṛṣṇa) (masculine, vocative, singular) =

O Krishna

praduṣyanti (verb root: duṣ) (pra + duṣyanti) (present indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural) = they are corrupted

kulastriyas (stem form: kulastrī) (kula + striyas) (karmadhāraya compound, feminine, nominative, plural) = family women

strīṣu (stem form: strī) (feminine, locative absolute, plural) = when the women

duṣṭāsu (stem form: duṣṭā) (past passive participle, feminine, locative absolute, plural) = when the defiled

vārṣṇeya (stem form: vārṣṇeya) (masculine, vocative, singular) = O Vārṣṇeya (epithet of Krishna)

jāyate (verb root: jan) (present indicative, ātmanepada, 3rd person, singular) = arises

varṇasaṃkaras (varṇa + saṃkaras) (tatpurūṣa compound, masculine, nominative, singular)  = intermixing of the castes

This verse gives deep insight into the culture at the original writing of the Bhagavad Gita that permeates to this day in modern India. Other cultures around the world hold similar values. This verse can easily get people riled up with protests of racism and social inequality while "armchair critiquing" a culture with a typical lack of historical and cultural knowledge. I feel the best way to understand this verse is to refer to perennial stories of cultures like Romeo and Juliet or West Side Story where social classes of people intermix. At the end of the day it is all about seeking rapport and harmony within a social structure.