The great battalion commanders will think that you have withdrawn from the battle through fear; and you will be looked down upon by them who had thought much of you and your heroism in the past.

bhayāt = out of fear; raṇāt = from the battlefield; uparataṃ = ceased; maṃsyante = they will consider; tvāṃ = you; mahārathāḥ = the great generals; yeṣāṃ = for whom; ca = also; tvaṃ = you; bahumataḥ = in great estimation; bhūtvā = having been; yāsyasi = you will go; lāghavaṃ = decreased in value.;