Bhagavad-gītā 4.2
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एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः। स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣhayo viduḥ sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣhṭaḥ parantapa
Thus handed down in regular succession, the royal sages knew it. This Yoga, by long lapse of time, declined in this world, O burner of foes.
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
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Read across once, then cover the meanings and recover them from the Sanskrit forms.
| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| evam | thus |
| paramparā | in a continuous tradition |
| prāptam | received |
| imam | this (science) |
| rāja-ṛiṣhayaḥ | the saintly kings |
| viduḥ | understood |
| saḥ | that |
| kālena | with the long passage of time |
| iha | in this world |
| mahatā | great |
| yogaḥ | the science of Yog |
| naṣhṭaḥ | lost |
| parantapa | Arjun, the scorcher of foes |
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Original school explanation. Written independently from the Sanskrit word map. It is not a quotation, translation, or summary of a named modern commentary. Chapter lens: Follow the links among teaching lineage, divine appearance, action, knowledge, sacrifice and the teacher–student relationship.
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Thus handed down in regular succession, the royal sages knew it
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This Yoga, by long lapse of time, declined in this world, O burner of foes
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evam: thus
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