TEXT 35
भयाद् रणाद् उपरतं
मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः ।
येषां च त्वं बहुमतो
भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम् ॥ ३५ ॥
bhayād raṇād uparataṁ
maṁsyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥ
yeṣāṁ ca tvaṁ bahu-mato
bhūtvā yāsyasi lāghavam
SYNONYMS
bhayāt—out of fear; raṇāt—from the battlefield; uparatam—ceased; maṁsyante—they will consider; tvām—you; mahā—rathāḥ—the great generals; yeṣām—for whom; ca—also; tvam—you; bahu—mataḥ—in great estimation; bhūtvā—having been; yāsyasi—you will go; lāghavam—decreased in value.
TRANSLATION
The great generals who have highly esteemed your name and fame will think that you have left the battlefield out of fear only, and thus they will consider you insignificant.
PURPORT
Lord Kṛṣṇa continued to give His verdict to Arjuna: "Do not think that the great generals like Duryodhana, Karṇa, and other contemporaries will think that you have left the battlefield out of compassion for your brothers and grandfather. They will think that you have left out of fear for your life. And thus their high estimation of your personality will go to hell."
