Bhagavad-gītā 2.34
BG 2.34 (1972)
Open the full passageअकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् । सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते ॥३४॥
Sanskrit
akīrtiṁ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te 'vyayām sambhāvitasya cākīrtir maraṇād atiricyate
Translation
People will always speak of your infamy, and for one who has been honored, dishonor is worse than death.