2.34 अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्। संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते
akīrtiṃ c
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akīrtim—infamy;cha—and;api—also;bhūtāni—people;kathayiṣhyanti—will speak;te—of your;avyayām—everlasting;sambhāvitasya—of a respectable person;cha—and;akīrtiḥ—infamy;maraṇāt—than death;atirichyate—is greater
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The creatures will speak of your endless ill-fame; and for one who has been highly esteemed, ill-fame is worse than death.
Men will talk forever of thy disgrace; and to the noble, dishonour is worse than death.
Further, people will speak ill of you for all time, and for one accustomed to be honoured, dishonour is worse than death.
People also will speak of your unending infamy. And to an honoured person infamy is worse than death.
People, too, will recount thy everlasting dishonour; and to one who has been honoured, dishonour is worse than death.
2.36 अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः। निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्
avācya
Word meanings
avāchya-vādān—using harsh words;cha—and;bahūn—many;vadiṣhyanti—will say;tava—your;ahitāḥ—enemies;nindantaḥ—defame;tava—your;sāmarthyam—might;tataḥ—than that;duḥkha-taram—more painful;nu—indeed;kim—what
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Your enemies will slander your abilities and speak of you in many sayings that should not be spoken. Is there anything more painful than that?
Thine enemies will spread scandal and mock at thy courage. Can anything be more humiliating?
Your enemies, slandering your prowess, will use words which should never be uttered. What could be more painful than that?
And your enemies will speak many indecent words while denigrating your might. What can be more painful than that?
Thy enemies also, cavilling at thy power, will speak many abusive words. What is more painful than this!
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सांख्ययोग
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga
sāṃkhyayoga
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2.35 भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः। येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्
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Word meanings
bhayāt—out of fear;raṇāt—from the battlefield;uparatam—have fled;maṁsyante—will think;tvām—you;mahā-rathāḥ—warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors;yeṣhām—for whom;cha—and;tvam—you;bahu-mataḥ—high esteemed;bhūtvā—having been;yāsyasi—you will loose;lāghavam—decreased in value
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The mighty charioteers will think of you as having withdrawn from the battle out of fear; having been highly esteemed by these men, you will be viewed lightly.
Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable.
The great warriors will think that you have fled from battle in fear. These men who held you in high esteem will speak lightly of you now.
The great chariot-riders will think of you as having desisted from the fight out of fear; and you will into disgrace before them to whom you had been estimable.
The great car-warriors will think that thou hast withdrawn from the battle through fear; and thou wilt be lightly held by them who have thought much of thee.
