अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् ।
संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते ॥
संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते ॥
हिन्दी अनुवाद
और सब प्राणी भी तेरी सदा रहनेवाली अपकीर्तिका कथन अर्थात निंदा करेंगे । वह अपकीर्ति सम्मानित मनुष्यके लिये मृत्युसे भी बढ़कर दुःखदायी होती है ॥
English
And all beings will speak of your everlasting disgrace. For an honored person, disgrace is worse than death.
श्लोक का अर्थ
People will keep speaking of your disgrace, and for someone who has been honored, that shame feels worse than death.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna has lowered his bow and is wavering. Krishna warns him that if he turns away now, the world will remember not his greatness but his disgrace. For a warrior known for honor, that loss cuts deeper than death.
आज के संदर्भ में
You walk out of a room knowing the hard truth but choosing silence. The image that follows you is not comfort — it is the version of yourself that backed away.
सार
Honor can feel more fragile than life itself, and avoiding your duty can wound it deeply.
शब्दार्थ
अकीर्तिम् (disgrace) / च (and) / अपि (also) / भूतानि (beings) / कथयिष्यन्ति (will speak) / ते (of you) / अव्ययाम् (everlasting) / संभावितस्य (of one who has been honored) / च (and) / अकीर्तिः (disgrace) / मरणात् (than death) / अतिरिच्यते (is greater)
यह श्लोक भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2: सांख्य योग — ज्ञान का योग का भाग है, जिसमें कुल 72 श्लोक हैं।
संबंधित विषय: kurukshetra (95 श्लोक)