Bhagavad Gita · 2.34

अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्।सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते॥

akīrtiṁ chāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣhyanti te 'vyayām sambhāvitasya chākīrtir maraṇād atirichyate

People will speak of your everlasting dishonor, and for one who has been honored, dishonor is worse than death.

— Bhagavad Gita 2.34

Source: Sacred-Texts.com (Sanskrit) + Bhagavad-Gita.io (translations)