Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 36 – Krishna and Arjuna

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 36

|| श्रीमद्भगवद्‌ गीता  2.36 ||

Sanskrit Shloka

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

Transliteration

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

Word Meanings

avāchya-vādān—using harsh words; cha—and; bahūn—many; vadiṣhyanti—will say; tava—your; ahitāḥ—enemies; nindantaḥ—defame; tava—your; sāmarthyam—might; tataḥ—than that; duḥkha-taram—more painful; nu—indeed; kim—what

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