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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 42

Arjuna's Dejection

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च। पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः

saṅkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāṁ kulasya cha patanti pitaro hy eṣhāṁ lupta-piṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.42 mean?

Such intermixture of castes leads to hell both the destroyers of the family and the family itself; for their ancestors fall, deprived of the offerings of rice-balls and water.

Word-by-word meaning

saṅkaraḥ—unwanted children · narakāya—hellish · eva—indeed · kula-ghnānām—for those who destroy the family · kulasya—of the family · cha—also · patanti—fall · pitaraḥ—ancestors · hi—verily · eṣhām—their · lupta—deprived of · piṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ—performances of sacrificial offerings

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