सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च ।
पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः ॥
पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
वर्णसंकर कुलघातियों को और कुल को नरक में ले जानेवाला ही होता है । श्राद्ध और तर्पण न मिलने से इन कुलघातियों के पितर भी अपने स्थान से गिर जाते हैं ॥
English
Mixed lineage leads the destroyers of family to ruin, and their ancestors fall because offerings of food and water stop.
What this verse means
Arjuna says that destroying family order creates ruin for the family and even harms the ancestors, because the rites that support them stop.
Context & commentary
On Kurukshetra, Arjuna is still listing the consequences of civil war. He argues that when family lines are broken, traditional rites stop, social order collapses, and even the dead are thought to suffer. The verse deepens his refusal to fight.
Why this verse still matters
You are about to cut off a relationship, and the mind races ahead to every harm it might cause. In that panic, one decision starts to feel like it will damage an entire family line.
The takeaway
Fear of collapse can make a person see one violent choice as a disaster for generations.
Word-by-word translation
सङ्करः (mixed lineage) / नरकाय (for ruin) / एव (indeed) / कुलघ्नानाम् (of family-destroyers) / कुलस्य (of the family) / च (and) / पतन्ति (fall) / पितरः (ancestors) / हि (indeed) / एषाम् (of these) / लुप्त (stopped) / पिण्ड (food offering) / उदक (water offering) / क्रियाः (rites)
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1: Arjuna Vishada Yoga — The Yoga of Arjuna's Despair, which contains 47 verses.
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