एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः ।
स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप ॥ २ ॥
स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप ॥ २ ॥
evaṃ paramparāprāptamimaṃ rājarṣayo viduḥ .
sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ parantapa .. 2 ..
This, handed down thus in succession, the King-sages learnt, This Yoga, by long lapse of time, has been lost here, O harasser of foes.
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This Yoga, thus handed down in regular succession among the Kṣatriyas, the king-sages—men who were at once kings and sages—learnt. The tradition of this Yoga has now for a long time been broken here, O Arjuna, who harassest thy foes, like the sun, by the heat of thy prowess.
Seeing that the Yoga has been lost by falling into the hands of the weak who could not control their senses, and seeing also that the people have not been able to attain the object of life.