Knowledge and Renunciation of Action - 04 - 02

The Shloka

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एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः ।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप ॥

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evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ।

sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ parantapa॥

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Meaning / Summary

या श्लोकात, भगवान श्रीकृष्ण योगाच्या परंपरेचे महत्त्व आणि कालांतराने ज्ञानाचा ऱ्हास कसा होतो हे स्पष्ट करतात. योग्य गुरु-शिष्य परंपरेचे आणि ज्ञानाच्या जतनचे महत्व अधोरेखित केले आहे.

या प्रकारे ही योगविद्या परंपरेने प्राप्त झाली, ती राजर्षींनी जाणली. हे परंतपा अर्जुना, कालांतराने हा योग लोप पावला.

ही योगविद्या परंपरेने राजर्षींना प्राप्त झाली, पण कालांतराने ती नष्ट झाली.

श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुनाला सांगतात की हे अर्जुना, ही योगविद्या (कर्मयोगाची विद्या) परंपरेने म्हणजेच गुरु-शिष्य परंपरेने प्राप्त झाली. पूर्वी अनेक राजर्षींनी (ज्या राजांनी राज्याचे पालन करत असताना आत्मज्ञान प्राप्त केले) या विद्येचे ज्ञान प्राप्त केले. परंतु कालांतराने, बराच काळ लोटल्यावर, ही योगविद्या पृथ्वीवरून नष्ट झाली, कारण ती योग्य लोकांपर्यंत पोहोचली नाही.

In this verse, Lord Krishna emphasizes the importance of the lineage of yoga and how knowledge can be lost over time. It highlights the importance of a proper teacher-disciple lineage and the preservation of knowledge.

This yoga, handed down thus in succession, the royal sages knew. But in course of long time, O Arjuna, that yoga was lost to the world.

This yoga was received by the royal sages through tradition, but over time, it was lost.

Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that this yoga (the knowledge of Karma Yoga) was received through a lineage, a succession of teachers and disciples. In ancient times, many royal sages (Rajarshees, kings who were also sages) understood this knowledge and practiced it. However, over a long period, this yoga was lost because it didn’t reach the right people or wasn’t properly preserved.

Sentence - 1

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एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः ।

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Meaning

या प्रकारे परंपरेने प्राप्त झालेले हे ज्ञान राजर्षींनी जाणले.

Thus, this (yoga), obtained in succession, the royal sages knew.

Meaning of Words

एवं		evam
या प्रकारे अशा रीतीने, जसे सांगितले गेले आहे त्याप्रमाणे.		Thus In this way, as described before.
परम्पराप्राप्तं		paramparā-prāptam
परंपरेने प्राप्त गुरु-शिष्य परंपरेने मिळालेले		Received in succession Obtained through a lineage or tradition, passed down from teacher to disciple.
इमं		imam
हे ज्ञान		This Referring to the yoga or knowledge being discussed.
राजर्षयो		rājarṣayo
राजर्षींनी राजे आणि ऋषी (ज्ञानी) असलेले लोक		Royal sages Kings who were also sages, possessing both royal authority and spiritual wisdom. ‘Raja’ means king and ‘Rishi’ means sage.
विदुः		viduḥ
जाणले माहित होते, आकलन केले		Knew Understood, were aware of, had knowledge of.

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स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप ।

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Meaning

हे परंतपा, कालांतराने हा योग येथे मोठ्या प्रमाणात नष्ट झाला.

In course of long time, O Arjuna, that yoga was lost.

Meaning of Words

स		sa
तो योग		That Referring to the yoga mentioned in the previous line.
कालेन		kālena
काळाने वेळेनुसार		By time Due to the passage of time.
इह	iha	येथे या जगात	Here In this world.
महता		mahatā
मोठ्या दीर्घ		Long A considerable amount of time.
योगो		yogo
कर्मयोग		The practice or knowledge of yoga, specifically Karma Yoga in this context.
नष्टः		naṣṭaḥ
नष्ट गमावला		Lost Disappeared, vanished, was no longer known or practiced.
परन्तप		parantapa
परंतप शत्रूंना ताप देणारा, अर्जुना		O Arjuna, scorcher of foes An epithet of Arjuna, meaning ‘scorcher of enemies’, used by Krishna to address him. It highlights Arjuna’s prowess as a warrior.

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