Bhagavad Gita 2.35भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम् ॥

bhayād raṇād uparataṁ mansyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥ

yeṣhāṁ cha tvaṁ bahu-mato bhūtvā yāsyasi lāghavam

Sanskrit recitation

2.34 2.36

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Duty when you are afraid · 2.31–2.38 · Teaching

Translation

The great chariot-warriors will think that you have withdrawn from the battle out of fear, and you will be held in low esteem by those who have held you in high regard.

Hindi translation

महारथीलोग तुझे भयके कारण युद्धसे उपरत (हटा) हुआ मानेंगे। जिनकी धारणामें तू बहुमान्य हो चुका है, उनकी दृष्टिमें तू लघुताको प्राप्त हो जायगा।

Meaning

Duryodhana and others will certainly think that you have fled from the battle from fear of Karna and others, but not through compassion and reverence for elders and teachers. Duryodhana and others who have shown great esteem to you on account of your chivalry, bravery and other noble alities, will think very lightly of you and treat you with contempt.

After Swami Sivananda

Duty when you are afraid· 2.31–2.38→

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Word-by-word→

cha: and
tvam: you
tvām: you
bhayāt: out of fear
bhūtvā: having been
raṇāt: from the battlefield
uparatam: have fled
yāsyasi: you will loose
lāghavam: decreased in value
yeṣhām: for whom
maṁsyante: will think
bahu-mataḥ: high esteemed
mahā-rathāḥ: warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors

Bhagavad Gita 2.35भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम् ॥

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