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TEXT 36

TEXT 36

Devanagari

Devanagari

अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून्वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः ।
निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्य ततो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥ ३६ ॥

Text

Texte

avācya-vādāṁś ca bahūn
vadiṣyanti tavāhitāḥ
nindantas tava sāmarthyaṁ
tato duḥkha-taraṁ nu kim
avācya-vādāṁś ca bahūn
vadiṣyanti tavāhitāḥ
nindantas tava sāmarthyaṁ
tato duḥkha-taraṁ nu kim

Synonyms

Synonyms

avācya — unkind; vādān — fabricated words; ca — also; bahūn — many; vadiṣyanti — will say; tava — your; ahitāḥ — enemies; nindantaḥ — while vilifying; tava — your; sāmarthyam — ability; tataḥ — than that; duḥkha-taram — more painful; nu — of course; kim — what is there.

avācya: méchantes; vādān: des paroles inventées; ca: aussi; bahūn: plusieurs; vadiṣyanti: diront; tava: tes; ahitāḥ: ennemis; nindantaḥ: en vilipendant; tava: ta; sāmarthyam: valeur; tataḥ: que cela; duḥkha-taram: plus pénible; nu: bien sûr; kim: qu’y a-t-il ?.

Translation

Translation

Your enemies will describe you in many unkind words and scorn your ability. What could be more painful for you?

Tes ennemis te couvriront de propos outrageants et railleront ta valeur. Peut-il y avoir situation plus pénible pour toi ?

Purport

Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa was astonished in the beginning at Arjuna’s uncalled-for plea for compassion, and He described his compassion as befitting the non-Āryans. Now in so many words, He has proved His statements against Arjuna’s so-called compassion.

Kṛṣṇa a été très étonné des propos déplacés d’Arjuna en faveur de la clémence et lui a expliqué que ce genre de compassion ne convient nullement à un āryan. Preuves à l’appui, Il lui fait part de Ses convictions quant à cette prétendue générosité.