negative eigen values during minimization

[jitmukherjeechem]

Hi, during geometry optimization(minimum), an warning is displayed in the job.last file:

#######################################
                   WARNING: HESSIAN HAS WRONG INERTIA!!!
                      NUMBER OF NEGATIVE EIGENVALUES
                          42
                  #######################################


please let me know the reason for this warning..is the optimization is going in the wrong direction?