Word meanings
- bhayāt
- out of fear
- raṇāt
- from the battlefield
- uparatam
- have fled
- maṃsyante
- will think
- tvām
- you
- mahā-rathāḥ
- warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors
- yeṣām
- for whom
- ca
- and
- tvam
- you
- bahu-mataḥ
- high esteemed
- bhūtvā
- having been
- yāsyasi
- you will loose
- lāghavam
- decreased in value
Translations
The great chariot-warriors will think that you have withdrawn from the battle out of fear, and you will be held in low esteem by those who have held you in high regard.
Great generals will think that you have fled from the battlefield out of cowardice; though once honored, you will seem despicable.
The great chariot-riders will think of you as having desisted from the fight out of fear, and you will fall into disgrace before them whom you had been estimable to.
महारथीलोग तुझे भयके कारण युद्धसे उपरत (हटा) हुआ मानेंगे। जिनकी धारणामें तू बहुमान्य हो चुका है, उनकी दृष्टिमें तू लघुताको प्राप्त हो जायगा।Commentary
Duryodhana and others will certainly think that you have fled from the battle from fear of Karna and others, but not through compassion and reverence for elders and teachers. Duryodhana and others who have shown great esteem to you on account of your chivalry, bravery and other noble alities, will think very lightly of you and treat you with contempt.