Chapter 2: Contents of the Gita Summarized
Bg 2.36
TEXT 36
avacya-vadams ca bahun
vadisyanti tavahitah
nindantas tava samarthyam
tato duhkhataram nu kim
vadisyanti tavahitah
nindantas tava samarthyam
tato duhkhataram nu kim
SYNONYMS
avacya—unkind; vadan—fabricated words; ca—also; bahun—many; vadisyanti—will say; tava—your; ahitah—enemies; nindantah—while vilifying; tava—your; samarthyam—ability; tatah—thereafter; duhkhataram—more painful; nu—of course; kim—what is there.
TRANSLATION
Your enemies will describe you in many unkind words and scorn your ability. What could be more painful for you?
PURPORT
Lord Krsna was astonished in the beginning at Arjuna's uncalled-for plea for compassion, and He described his compassion as befitting the non-Aryans. Now in so many words, He has proved His statements against Arjuna's so-called compassion.
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