The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.23.42
Mahābhārata 6.23.42
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.23.42
saṃkaro narakāyaiva kulaghnānāṃ kulasya ca |
patanti pitaro hyeṣāṃ luptapiṇḍodakakriyāḥ || 42 ||
Admixture of castes, indeed, is for the hell of the family and the destroyers of the family; their ancestors fall, deprived of the offerings of rice-ball and water.
Translations (2)
- Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita — Swami Swarupananda 1909, English
- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English
Commentaries (1)
- Bhāratabhāvadīpa — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit
Other recensions (2)
- Southern recension — Sanskrit
- Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Bhagavadgītā — Vyāsa, Sanskrit