Arjuna said O descendant of Bharata, great men never care about the harsh words that may or may not be uttered by inferior men. Persons that have earned respects for themselves, even if they are able to retaliate, do not remember the acts of hostility done by their enemies, but they treasure up only their good deeds.
अर्जुन उवाच न चैवोक्ता न चानुक्ता हीनत: परुषाः गिरः। भारत प्रतिजल्पन्ति सदा तूत्तमपूरुषाः॥ स्मरन्ति सुकृतान्येव न वैराणि कृतान्यपि। सन्तः प्रतिविजानन्तो लब्धसम्भावनाः स्वयम्॥