Bhagavad Gita

Verse 2.34

Sankhya Yoga

Sacred Text

Sanskrit & Transliteration

अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्

सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते

akīrtiṁ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te 'vyayām sambhāvitasyākīrtir maraṇād atiricyate

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Translation

People will always speak of your infamy, and for a respectable person, dishonor is worse than death.

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Word-to-Word

Sanskrit	Hindi	English
अकीर्तिं	अपकीर्ति (noun, accusative)	infamy
च	और (conjunction)	and
अपि	भी (particle)	also
भूतानि	भूत (noun, plural)	people
कथयिष्यन्ति	कथन करेंगे (verb, future tense)	will speak
ते	तेरा (pronoun)	your
व्ययाम्	अव्यय (noun, locative)	eternal
सम्भावितस्य	संभावित (adjective, genitive)	of the respectable
च	और (conjunction)	and
अकीर्तिर्मरणाद	अपकीर्ति (noun, nominative) + मरण (noun, ablative)	dishonor worse than death
अतिरिच्यते	अति (adverb) + रिच्यते (verb, passive voice)	is worse

अकीर्तिं=अपकीर्ति (noun, accusative)(infamy)
च=और (conjunction)(and)
अपि=भी (particle)(also)
भूतानि=भूत (noun, plural)(people)
कथयिष्यन्ति=कथन करेंगे (verb, future tense)(will speak)
ते=तेरा (pronoun)(your)
व्ययाम्=अव्यय (noun, locative)(eternal)
सम्भावितस्य=संभावित (adjective, genitive)(of the respectable)
च=और (conjunction)(and)
अकीर्तिर्मरणाद=अपकीर्ति (noun, nominative) + मरण (noun, ablative)(dishonor worse than death)
अतिरिच्यते=अति (adverb) + रिच्यते (verb, passive voice)(is worse)

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