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Bhagavad Gita 2.36

अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः। निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्।।

avāchya-vādānśh cha bahūn vadiṣhyanti tavāhitāḥ nindantastava sāmarthyaṁ tato duḥkhataraṁ nu kim

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
avāchya-vādānavāchya-vādānusing harsh words
chachaand
bahūnbahūnmany
vadiṣhyantivadiṣhyantiwill say
tavatavayour
ahitāḥahitāḥenemies
nindantaḥnindantaḥdefame
tavatavayour
sāmarthyamsāmarthyammight
tataḥtataḥthan that
duḥkha-taramduḥkha-tarammore painful
nunuindeed
kimkimwhat

Your enemies, scoffing at your power, will speak many abusive words—what could be more painful than this?

तुम्हारे शत्रु तुम्हारे सार्मथ्य की निन्दा करते हुए बहुत से अकथनीय वचनों को कहेंगे,  फिर उससे अधिक दु:ख क्या होगा ?