Text 43]
Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa
765
kṣatriya  woman is  uttama , but the contact of a  kṣatriya  with a woman of a  brāhmaṇa  is  adhama  and therefore condemned. A woman approaching a man for contact should never be refused, but at the same time the discretion as above mentioned may also be considered. Bhīma was approached by Hiḍimbi from a community lower than the  śūdras , and Yayāti refused to marry the daughter of Śukrācārya because of his being a  brāhmaṇa . Vyāsadeva, a  brāhmaṇa , was called to beget Pāṇḍu and Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Satyavatī belonged to a family of fishermen, but Parāśara, a great  brāhmaṇa , begot in her Vyāsadeva. So there are so many examples of such contacts with woman, but in all cases the contacts were not abominable nor were the results of such contacts bad. Contact between man and woman is natural, but that also must be carried out under regulated principles so that social consecration may not be disturbed nor unwanted worthless population be increased for the unrest of the world.
It is abominable for a  kṣatriya  to be defeated by one who is inferior in strength or equal in strength. If one is defeated at all, he should be defeated by some superior power. Arjuna was defeated by Bhīṣmadeva, and Lord Kṛṣṇa saved him from the danger. This was not insult for Arjuna because Bhīṣmadeva was far superior to Arjuna in all ways, namely age, respect and strength. But Karṇa was equal to Arjuna, and therefore Arjuna was in crisis when fighting with Karṇa. It was felt by Arjuna, and therefore Karṇa was killed even by crooked means. Such are the engagements of the  kṣatriyas , and Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira inquired from his brother whether anything undesirable happened on the way home from Dvārakā.
TEXT 43
अपि स्वित्पर्यभुङ्क्थास्त्वं सम्भोज्यान् वृद्धवालकान् । जुगुप्सितं कर्म किञ्चित्कृतवान् यदक्षमम् ॥४३॥
apisvit parya-bhuṅkthās tvam sambhojyān vṛddha-bālakān jugupsitam karma kiñcit kṛtavān na yad akṣamam
apisvit —if it were so that;  parya —by leaving aside;  bhuṅkthāḥ —have dined;  tvam —yourself;  sambhojyān —deserving to dine together;  vṛddha —the old men;  bālakān —boys;  jugupsitam —abominable;  karma —action;  kiñcit —something;  kṛtavān —you must have done;  na —not;  yat —that which;  akṣamam —unpardonable.