BG 2.36
अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून्वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः ।
निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥
निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥
avācya-vādāṁś ca bahūn vadiṣyanti tavāhitāḥ
nindantas tava sāmarthyaṁ tato duḥkhataraṁ nu kim
nindantas tava sāmarthyaṁ tato duḥkhataraṁ nu kim
Word-for-word meanings
ca — and; tava — your; ahitāḥ — enemies; nindantaḥ — disparaging; tava — your; sāmarthyam — prowess; vadiṣyanti — will speak; bahūn — many; avācya — abusive; vādān — words; nu — indeed; kim — what; duḥkha-taram — could be more painful; tataḥ — than this.
Translation
And your enemies, disparaging your prowess, will speak many abusive words. Indeed, what could be more painful than this?