avācya-vādāmś ca bahūn
vadiṣyanti tavāhitāḥ
nindantas tava sāmarthyaṁ
tato duḥkhataraṁ nu kim
avācya - unkind; vādān - fabricated words; ca - also; bahūn - many; vadiṣyanti - will say; tava - your; ahitāḥ - enemies; nindantaḥ - while vilifying; tava - your; sāmarthyam - ability; tataḥ - than that; duḥkha-taram - more painful; nu - of course; kim - what is there.
Lord Kṛṣṇa was astonished in the beginning at Arjuna’s uncalled-for plea for compassion, and He described his compassion as befitting the non-Āryans. Now in so many words, He has proved His statements against Arjuna’s so-called compassion.