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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 2

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः। स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप

evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣhayo viduḥ sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣhṭaḥ parantapa

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.2 mean?

Thus received through an unbroken succession, the royal sages knew this yoga. But over a great passage of time, this yoga has been lost in this world, O Parantapa.

Word-by-word meaning

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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