akÄ«rtiñ chÄpi bhÅ«tÄni kathayiá¹£yanti te ’vyayÄm sambhÄvitasya chÄkÄ«rtir maraṇÄd atirichyate [34]

cha–Also; bhÅ«tÄni–the people; kathayiá¹£yanti–will speak; avyayÄm–for all time; te–of your; akÄ«rtim api–infamy; cha–and; akÄ«rtiḥ–infamy; atirichyate–is worse; maraṇÄt–than death; sambhÄvitasya–for the respected. [34]


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People will speak of your infamy for all time to come; and for the renowned, infamy is worse than death.

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