Bhagavad Gita 2.34
Chapter 2, verse 34
Meaning
People will tell the story of your disgrace for a long time to come. And for someone who has been respected, losing that respect is worse than dying.
The Sanskrit
अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् ।
सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते ॥ ३४ ॥
akīrtiṃ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te 'vyayām
saṃbhāvitasya cākīrtir maraṇād atiricyate
Say it
uh-kee-rtim chaa-pi bhoo-taa-ni kuh-thuh-yish-yun-ti tay 'vyuh-yaam
sum-bhaa-vi-tuss-yuh chaa-kee-rtir muh-ruh-naad uh-ti-rich-yuh-tay
Word by word
- akīrtim ca api
- and also disgrace
- bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti
- people will speak of
- te avyayām
- your lasting (disgrace)
- saṃbhāvitasya
- for one who has been held in honour
- akīrtiḥ
- dishonour
- maraṇāt atiricyate
- is worse than death
Read it in context: verses 2.33–36What will people say?With the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: Fear of their opinion, or of letting people down?
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 2.34 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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