Chapter 2 - Verse 35

Moreover,

भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।
येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम् ॥ ३५ ॥

bhayādraṇāduparataṃ maṃsyante tvāṃ mahārathāḥ.
yeṣāṃ ca tvaṃ bahumato bhūtvā yāsyasi lāghavam .. 35 ..


The great car-warriors will think thou hast withdrawn from the battle through fear; and, having been (hitherto) highly esteemed by them, thou wilt incur their contempt.
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Duryodhana and others—warriors fighting in great cars—will think that you have withdrawn from the battle through fear of Karṇa and others, but not through compassion. —Who are they that will think so?—The very persons, Duryodhana and others, by whom you have been esteemed as possessed of many noble qualities. Having been thus esteemed, you will again grow very small (in their estimation).