सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च | पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः ||१-४२||
saṅkaro narakāyaiva kulaghnānāṃ kulasya ca . patanti pitaro hyeṣāṃ luptapiṇḍodakakriyāḥ ||1-42||
Chapter 1 · Verse 42
Arjuna Visada Yoga
अर्जुनविषादयोग
In plain words
You must respect the spiritual bonds that connect you to your ancestors. Neglecting your family obligations disrupts your karma, the law of cause and effect, dragging the entire lineage down. When you fail to offer respect and prayers to those who came before you, the spiritual link breaks, causing deep suffering for both the living and the departed.
Translation
1.42 This mixing of classes leads to hell the clan itself and its destroyers; for the spirits of their ancestors fall degraded, deprived of the ritual offerings of food and water.
Meaning
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Word by word
सङ्करः confusion of castes नरकाय for the hell एव also कुलघ्नानाम् of the slayers of the familyकुलस्य of the family च and पतन्ति fall पितरः the forefathers हि verily एषां their लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः deprived of the offerings of ricall and water. No