Bhagavad Gita
· Sankhya Yoga 2
· Verse 34
Verified original
अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्
सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते
അകീര്തിം ചാപി ഭൂതാനി കഥയിഷ്യന്തി തേഽവ്യയാം സംഭാവിതസ്യ ചാകീര്ത്തിര്മരണാദതിരിച്യതേ
akīrtiṃ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te.avyayām sambhāvitasya cākīrtirmaraṇādatiricyate
English Translation
People also will speak of your unending infamy. And to an honoured person infamy is worse than death.
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Explanation · English
The world also will ever recount thy infamy which will survive thee for a long time. Death is really preferable to disgrace to one who has been honoured as a great hero and mighty warrior with noble alities.