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Chapter 1 · Verse 42

Bhagavad Gita 1.42

Last updated: 14 June 2026
Arjuna Vishada Yoga · अर्जुन विषाद योग
Sanskrit Verse
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।
पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
Roman (IAST)
saṅkaro narakāyaiva kulaghnānāṃ kulasya ca|
patanti pitaro hyeṣāṃ luptapiṇḍodakakriyāḥ||1.42||
Simple transliteration
sankaro narakayaiva kulaghnanam kulasya ca
patanti pitaro hyesham luptapindodakakriyah1.42
Meaning
Meaning (English)

Such chaos leads the destroyers of the family and the family itself to hell, for their ancestors fall, deprived of the offerings of food and water.

Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ

वर्णसंकर कुलघातियों और कुल दोनों को नरक में ले जाता है। पिण्ड और जल की क्रिया लुप्त हो जाने से इनके पितर भी अधोगति को प्राप्त होते हैं।

About this verse

This is verse 42 of 47 in Chapter 1 (Arjuna Vishada Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.

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