Read a Lecture by Srila Prabhupada on this Verse
AvaCYavada&ê bhUNvidZYaiNTa TavaihTaa" )
iNaNdNTaSTav SaaMaQYa| TaTaae du"%Tar& Nau ik-Ma( )) 36 ))
aväcya-vädäàç ca bahün
vadiñyanti tavähitäù
nindantas tava sämarthyaà
tato duùkhataraà nu kim
SYNONYMS
aväcya-unkind; vädän-fabricated words; ca-also; bahün-many; vadiñyanti-will say; tava-your; ahitäù-enemies; nindantaù-while vilifying; tava-your; sämarthyam-ability; tataù-than that; duùkha-taram-more painful; nu-of course; kim-what is there.
TRANSLATION
Your enemies will describe you in many unkind words and scorn your ability. What could be more painful for you?
PURPORT
Lord Kåñëa was astonished in the beginning at Arjuna's uncalled-for plea for compassion, and He described his compassion as befitting the non-Äryans. Now in so many words, He has proved His statements against Arjuna's so-called compassion.
