BG 2.35
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः ।
येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम् ॥
येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम् ॥
bhayād raṇād uparataṁ maṁsyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥ
yeṣāṁ ca tvaṁ bahu-mato bhūtvā yāsyasi lāghavam
yeṣāṁ ca tvaṁ bahu-mato bhūtvā yāsyasi lāghavam
Word-for-word meanings
mahā-rathāḥ — the great warriors; maṁsyante — will consider; tvām — you; uparatam — to have ceased [i.e., run away]; raṇāt — from the battlefield; bhayāt — out of fear; ca — indeed; tvam — you; yāsyasi — will attain to; lāghavam — insignificance; yeṣām — for those for whom; bhūtvā — you had become; bahu-mataḥ — the object of great honor.
Translation
The great warriors will think that you have run away from battle out of fear. Indeed, those for whom you were so highly regarded will belittle you.