अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून्वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः । निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥ ३६ ॥
avāchya-vādānśh cha bahūn vadiṣhyanti tavāhitāḥ nindantastava sāmarthyaṁ tato duḥkhataraṁ nu kim
Translation
Your enemies will say many unspeakable things about you, belittling your strength. What could be more painful than that?
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
तुम्हारे शत्रु तुम्हारे सामर्थ्य की निंदा करते हुए बहुत-सी न कहने योग्य बातें कहेंगे। इससे बढ़कर दुख और क्या होगा?
Commentary
The mockery of enemies was a real wound in the warrior culture of the epic. Krishna presents the full human cost of the path Arjun is choosing: not peace, but shame. It is a deliberate contrast with Arjun's hope that withdrawing would bring happiness (1.37).
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