Verset 2.34

अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् ।

सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते ॥

2.34

Translittération

akīrtiṃ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te'vyayām |

sambhāvitasya cākīrtirmaraṇādatiricyate ||

Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Traduction

People, too, will recount thy everlasting dishonour; and to one who has been honoured, dishonour is worse than death.

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Mot à mot

infamy
and
also
people
will speak of
your
lasting

for one honoured
and
dishonour
than death
is worse

Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explication

Krishna speaks of reputation. People will talk of Arjuna's disgrace for a long time, and for someone who has been honoured, dishonour is worse than death. In the warrior culture of the epic, a name was a lasting possession, more durable than life itself. The verse is an appeal to social conscience. It also points to a practical consequence of refusing: Arjuna's choice would not stay private but would shape how others understand courage and duty.