श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.34

अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्।संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते॥

akīrtiṃ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te'vyayām |saṃbhāvitasya cākīrtirmaraṇādatiricyate ||

People will also recount your everlasting dishonor; and for one who has been honored, dishonor is worse than death.

Men will talk forever of thy disgrace; and to the noble, dishonor is worse than death.

इस श्लोक का हमारा सरल अर्थ विद्वत् समीक्षा की प्रतीक्षा में है।