avÄcya-vÄdÄá¹Å› ca bahÅ«n
vadiá¹£yanti tavÄhitÄḥ
nindantas tava sÄmarthyaá¹
tato duḥkha-taraṠnu kim
avacya--unkind; vadan--fabricated words; ca--also; bahun--many; vadisyanti--will say; tava--your; ahitah--enemies; nindantah--while vilifying; tava--your; samarthyam--ability; tatah--thereafter; duhkha-taram--more painful; nu--of course; kim--what is there.
Your enemies will describe you in many unkind words and scorn your ability. What could be more painful for you?
Lord Krsna was astonished in the beginning at Arjuna's uncalled-for plea for compassion, and He described his compassion as befitting the non-Aryans. Now in so many words, He has proved His statements against Arjuna's so-called compassion.
