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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून्वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः |
निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम् ||२-३६||
avācyavādāṃśca bahūnvadiṣyanti tavāhitāḥ . nindantastava sāmarthyaṃ tato duḥkhataraṃ nu kim ||2-36||
Thy enemies also, cavilling at thy power, will speak many abusive words. What is more painful than this?
In simple words
Krishna says: "Your enemies will mock you openly. They will laugh at your courage and question everything about you. Can you imagine anything more painful for a warrior?"
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