Transcendental Knowledge · 2.35
Warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordina
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।
येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्॥ २.३५ ॥
bhayād raṇād uparataṁ mansyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥ
yeṣhāṁ cha tvaṁ bahu-mato bhūtvā yāsyasi lāghavam
Translation
Great generals will think that you have fled from the battlefield out of cowardice; though once honored, you will seem despicable.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 2.35 through stronger key ideas from the verse: warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors, high esteemed, you will loose. 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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