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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 34

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्। संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते

akīrtiṁ chāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣhyanti te ’vyayām sambhāvitasya chākīrtir maraṇād atirichyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.34 mean?

Men will talk forever of thy disgrace; and to the noble, dishonor is worse than death.

Word-by-word meaning

akīrtim—infamy · cha—and · api—also · bhūtāni—people · kathayiṣhyanti—will speak · te—of your · avyayām—everlasting · sambhāvitasya—of a respectable person · cha—and · akīrtiḥ—infamy · maraṇāt—than death · atirichyate—is greater

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