sāṃkhyayoga - Verse śloka 34
sāṃkhyayoga
śloka 34
akīrtiṃ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te'vyayām |
sambhāvitasya cākīrtirmaraṇādatiricyate ||2-34||
Translation
And people will speak of your lasting infamy; and for an honored man, infamy is worse than death.