Bhagavad Gita 2.34 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“People will talk about it for a long time.”
What it means
“People will talk about your failure for ever. For someone respected, disgrace is worse than death.”
The original Sanskrit
अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् । सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते ॥
akīrtiṃ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te.avyayām sambhāvitasya cākīrtirmaraṇādatiricyate
Translations
Literal translation
People also will speak of your unending infamy. And to an honoured person infamy is worse than death.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
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।
Swami Tejomayananda
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