he entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of The Bhagavad Gita, published by Ramakrishna Mission.
Translations of other slokas of the Gita are available on my blog http://haricharanam.blogspot.
Swerve not from your Duty - 31-37
1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 2 - Samkhya Yoga - Sloka 35
Bhayat Ranat uparatam mamsyante tvam maharathah I
Yesham ca tvam bahumato bhutva yasyasi laghavam II sloka 35
भयात रणात उपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः ।
येषां च त्वां बहुमतः भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवं ।। श्लोक ३५
The great chariot warriors will view you as one fled from the war out of fear; you that were highly esteemed by them, will be lightly held.
The sworn enemies of Arjuna such as Duryodhana were compelled, unwillingly though, to admire his valour. They had to concede, with concealed envy of course, that Arjuna was one who engaged Lord Shiva himself in an encounter and won from him the prize Pasupata astra, the divine weapon. All the same, they had to design to vanquish this man of mighty valour somehow. In a situation like this, they would not construe that Arjuna has withdrawn from the war front out of love and consideration for his kith and kin. They would slight him as one who has fled out of fear. Regards for the hero will at once transform itself into ridicule. That infamy can in no way be remedied. A man given to fear does not become a hero or achieve anything in this world. The deed done today from fear will be the cause for repentance tomorrow.
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