Bhagavad Gita 2.36अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥

avāchya-vādānśh cha bahūn vadiṣhyanti tavāhitāḥ

nindantastava sāmarthyaṁ tato duḥkhataraṁ nu kim

Sanskrit recitation

Duty when you are afraid · 2.31–2.38 · Teaching

Translation

Your enemies, scoffing at your power, will speak many abusive words—what could be more painful than this?

तेरे शत्रुलोग तेरी सार्मथ्यकी निन्दा करते हुए न कहनेयोग्य बहुत-से वचन भी कहेंगे। उससे बढ़कर और दुःखकी बात क्या होगी?

There is really no pain more unbearable and tormenting that that of slander thus incurred.

After Swami Sivananda

Duty when you are afraid· 2.31–2.38→

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