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एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
 

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

।।4.2।। एवं क्षत्रियपरम्पराप्राप्तम् इमं राजर्षयः राजानश्च ते ऋषयश्च राजर्षयः विदुः इमं योगम्। स योगः कालेन इह महता दीर्घेण नष्टः विच्छिन्नसंप्रदायः संवृत्तः। हे परंतप आत्मनः विपक्षभूताः परा इति उच्यन्ते तान् शौर्यतेजोगभस्तिभिः भानुरिव तापयतीति परंतपः शत्रुतापन इत्यर्थः।।दुर्बलानजितेन्द्रियान् प्राप्य नष्टं योगमिममुपलभ्य लोकं च अपुरुषार्थसंबन्धिनम्

Hindi Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Harikrishnadas Goenka

।।4.2।।इस प्रकार क्षत्रियोंकी परम्परासे प्राप्त हुए इस योगको राजर्षियोंने जो कि राजा और ऋषि दोनों थे जाना। हे परंतप ( अब ) वह योग इस मनुष्यलोकमें बहुत कालसे नष्ट हो गया है। अर्थात् उसकी सम्प्रदायपरम्परा टूट गयी है। अपने विपक्षियोंको पर कहते हैं उन्हें जो शौर्यरूप तेजकी किरणोंके द्वारा सूर्यके समान तपता है वह पपातप यानी शत्रुओंको तपानेवाला कहा जाता है।

English Translation By Swami Adidevananda

4.2 Thus handed down in succession, the royal sages knew this (Karma Yoga). But with long lapse of time, O Arjuna, that Yoga was lost to the world.

English Translation By Swami Sivananda

4.2 This, handed down thus in regular succession, the royal sages knew. This Yoga, by long lapse of time, has been lost here, O Parantapa (burner of the foes).

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

4.2 Rajarsayah, the king-sages, those who were kings and sages (at the same time); viduh, knew; imam, this Yoga; which was evam parampara-praptam, received thus through a regular succession of Ksatriyas. Sah, that; yogah, Yoga; nastah, is lost, has go its traditional line snapped; iha, now; mahata kalena, owing to a long lapse of time. parantapa, O destroyer of foes. By para are meant those against oneself. He who, like the sun, 'scorches' (tapayati) them by the 'rays' of the 'heat' of his prowess is parantapa, i.e. scorcher of antagonists. Noticing that the Yoga has got lost by reaching people who are weak and have no control of their organs, and that the world has become associated with goals that do not lead to Liberation,

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

4.2 The king-sages knew this (yoga) which was received thus in regular succession. That Yoga, O destroyer of foes, in now lost owing to a long lapse of time.

English Translation By By Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

4.2. Thus the regal sages knew this, received in regualr succession. By the passage of long time, this Yoga has been however lost, O scorcher of enemies !

English Translation by Shri Purohit Swami

4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten.