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

avāchya-vādānśh cha bahūn vadiṣhyanti tavāhitāḥ nindantastava sāmarthyaṁ tato duḥkhataraṁ nu kim

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 2, Verse 36
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Sanskrit to English Translation

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

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: 'your enemies will speak many abusive words' feels almost petty next to the grand argument two verses earlier, and that contrast is deliberate, Krishna uses every register available.

In life: sometimes the mundane fear of mockery moves us more than the loftiest principle does.

Teaching: don't be embarrassed if a small, practical fear is what finally gets you to act. Getting there matters more than the reason that worked.

avāchya-vādānusing harsh words
chaand
bahūnmany
vadiṣhyantiwill say
tavayour
ahitāḥenemies
nindantaḥdefame
tavayour
sāmarthyammight
tataḥthan that
duḥkha-tarammore painful
nuindeed
kimwhat

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
2.36 अवाच्यवादान् words that are improper to be spoken? च and? बहून् many? वदिष्यन्ति will say? तव thy? अहिताः enemies? निन्दन्तः cavilling? तव thy? सामर्थ्यम् power? ततः than this? दुःखतरम् more painful? नु indeed? किम् what.Commentary There is really no pain more unbearable and tormenting that that of slander thus incurred.