Bhagavad Gita 2.35 Chapter 2, Verse 35

भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः ।
येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम् ॥२.३५॥

bhayādraṇāduparataṃ maṃsyante tvāṃ mahārathāḥ
yeṣāṃ ca tvaṃ bahumato bhūtvā yāsyasi lāghavam

Meaning

The great warriors will think you withdrew from battle out of fear, and those who held you in high esteem will think little of you.

Newly written by Bhajan Dhun — scholarly review in progress.

Reference: Bhagavad Gita 2.35 (Chapter 2, The Yoga of Knowledge (Sankhya Yoga), Verse 35)