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Bhagavad-gītā 2.35
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 35
- भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः ।
- येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम् ॥३५॥
- bhayād raṇād uparataṁ
- maṁsyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥ
- yeṣāṁ ca tvaṁ bahu-mato
- bhūtvā yāsyasi lāghavam
bhayātout of fear—out of fear; raṇātfrom the battlefield—from the battlefield; uparatamceased—ceased; maṁsyantewill consider—will consider; tvāmunto you—unto you; mahā-rathāḥthe great generals—the great generals; yeṣāmof those who—of those who; caalso—also; tvamyou—you; bahu-mataḥin great estimation—in great estimation; bhūtvāwill become—will become; yāsyasiwill go—will go; lāghavamdecreased in value—decreased in value.
The great generals who have highly esteemed your name and fame will think that you have left the battlefield out of fear only, and thus they will consider you a coward.
Lord Kṛṣṇa continued to give His verdict to Arjuna: "Do not think that the great generals like Duryodhana, Karṇa, and other contemporaries will think that you have left the battlefield out of compassion for your brothers and grandfather. They will think that you have left out of fear for your life. And thus their high estimation of your personality will go to hell."