Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1 Verse 42
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 1 श्लोक 42

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।
पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
1.42  And the intermingling in the family leads the ruiners of the family verily into hell. The forefathers of these fall down (into hell) because of being deprived of the offerings of rice-balls and water.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
1.42. Confusion of castes leads to hell the slayers of the family,
for their forefathers fall, deprived of the offerings of rice-ball and
water (libations).


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
1.42. The intermixture leads the family-ruiners and the family to nothing but the hell; for,  their ancestors  (their individual souls)  fall down  [in hell],  being deprived of the rites of offering rice-balls and water  [intended to them].


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 1.42Sankaro narakaayaiva kulaghnaanaam kulasya cha;
Patanti pitaro hyeshaam luptapindodakakriyaah.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 1.42saṅkaraḥ—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