Bhagavad Gita 2.35 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Brave warriors will think you were scared.”
What it means
“The great warriors will think you ran away out of fear. Those who admired you will look down on you.”
The original Sanskrit
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः । येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम् ॥
bhayādraṇāduparataṃ maṃsyante tvāṃ mahārathāḥ yeṣāṃ ca tvaṃ bahumato bhūtvā yāsyasi lāghavam
Translations
Literal translation
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.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
और जिनके लिए तुम बहुत माननीय हो उनके लिए अब तुम तुच्छता को प्राप्त होओगे, वे महारथी लोग तुम्हें भय के कारण युद्ध से निवृ त्त हुआ मानेंगे।
Swami Tejomayananda
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