Bhagavad Gita 2.34
अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्। संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते।।
akīrtiṁ chāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣhyanti te ’vyayām sambhāvitasya chākīrtir maraṇād atirichyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| akīrtim | akīrtim | infamy |
| cha | cha | and |
| api | api | also |
| bhūtāni | bhūtāni | people |
| kathayiṣhyanti | kathayiṣhyanti | will speak |
| te | te | of your |
| avyayām | avyayām | everlasting |
| sambhāvitasya | sambhāvitasya | of a respectable person |
| cha | cha | and |
| akīrtiḥ | akīrtiḥ | infamy |
| maraṇāt | maraṇāt | than death |
| atirichyate | atirichyate | is greater |
People will also recount your everlasting dishonor; and for one who has been honored, dishonor is worse than death.
और सब लोग तुम्हारी बहुत काल तक रहने वाली अपकीर्ति को भी कहते रहेंगे; और सम्मानित पुरुष के लिए अपकीर्ति मरण से भी अधिक होती है।।