Commentary by Swami Mukundananda

Word Occurrence:

akīrtiḥ

Occurrences in: 1 verses

Meaning:

infamy

BG 2.34

अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् |
सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्ति र्मरणादतिरिच्यते || 34||

akīrtiṁ chāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣhyanti te ’vyayām
sambhāvitasya chākīrtir maraṇād atirichyate

People will speak of you as a coward and a deserter. For a respectable person, infamy is worse than death.

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