Chapter 1, Verse 42
Part of 1: Arjun Viṣhād Yog — अर्जुनविषादयोगसङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च। पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः॥
Transliteration
saṅkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāṁ kulasya cha patanti pitaro hy eṣhāṁ lupta-piṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ
Meaning
Confusion of castes leads to hell for the slayers of the family, for their forebears fall, deprived of the offerings of rice-balls and libations of water.
Word-by-word meaning
saṅkaraḥ — unwanted childrennarakāya — hellisheva — indeedkula-ghnānām — for those who destroy the familykulasya — of the familycha — alsopatanti — fallpitaraḥ — ancestorshi — verilyeṣhām — theirlupta — deprived ofpiṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ — performances of sacrificial offerings
Commentary
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Confusion of castes leads to hell for the slayers of the family, for their forebears fall, deprived of the offerings of rice-balls and libations of water.
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This is verse 42 of Chapter 1 (Arjun Viṣhād Yog — Arjuna's Dilemma) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.