Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 2
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 4 श्लोक 2

एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।
स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।



हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी रामसुख दास जी ( भगवद् गीता 4.2)
।।4.2।।हे परंतप इस तरह परम्परासे प्राप्त इस योगको राजर्षियोंने जाना। परन्तु बहुत समय बीत जानेके कारण वह योग इस मनुष्यलोकमें लुप्तप्राय हो गया।


English Translation of Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya's
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 of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
4.2 See Comment under 4.3


English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary
4.1 - 4.2 The Lord said  This Karma Yoga declared to you should not be considered as having been taught now merely, for creating encouragement in you for war. I Myself had taught this Yoga to Vivasvan at the commencement of Manus age as a means for all beings to attain release, which is mans supreme end. Vivasvan taught it to Manu, and Manu to Iksvaku. The royal sages of old knew this Yoga transmitted by tradition. Because of long lapse of time and because of the dullness of the intellect of those who heard it, it has been almost lost.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 4.2Evam paramparaa praaptam imam raajarshayo viduh;
Sa kaaleneha mahataa yogo nashtah parantapa.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 4.2evam—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