अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् । सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते
akīrtiṃ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te'vyayām sambhāvitasya cākīrtirmaraṇādatiricyate
Krishna says that lasting dishonor is worse than death for one who has lived with dignity and earned respect.
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