Bhagavad Gita 2.35

भयाद्राणादुपरतं मन्स्यन्ते त्वं महारथ: |
येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्

Translation

The great generals who hold you in high esteem will think that you fled from the battlefield out of fear, and thus will lose their respect for you.