Transcendental Knowledge · 2.34
respectable person: Wisdom and the Self
अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्।
संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते॥ २.३४ ॥
akīrtiṁ chāpi bhūtāni
kathayiṣhyanti te ’vyayām
sambhāvitasya chākīrtir
maraṇād atirichyate
Translation
Men will talk forever of thy disgrace; and to the noble, dishonor is worse than death.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 2.34 through stronger key ideas from the verse: a respectable person, infamy, people. In the context of Wisdom and the Self, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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