Shloka 2
ध्यानयोगः — Dhyāna-Yoga
Discipline of Meditation and Mental Restraint
Devanagari script
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदु: । स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्ट: परंतप,हे परंतप अर्जुन! इस प्रकार परम्परासे प्राप्त इस योगको राजर्षियोंने जाना; किंतु उसके बाद वह योग बहुत कालसे इस पृथ्वीलोकमें लुप्तप्राय हो गयाः
Transliteration
evaṁ paramparāprāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ | sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ parantapa ||
Translation
“Yoga ini diterima melalui warisan turun-temurun, dan para raja resi mengetahuinya demikian. Namun, setelah berlalu masa yang panjang di dunia ini—wahai penakluk musuh—disiplin itu menjadi hampir lenyap.”
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
परम्परा-प्राप्तम्obtained through tradition (lineage-transmitted)
परम्परा-प्राप्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम्परा-प्राप्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
योगम्yoga, discipline/teaching
योगम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
राज-ऋषयःroyal sages
राज-ऋषयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजऋषि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विदुःknew, understood
विदुः:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural
सःthat (yoga/teaching)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कालेनby time, with the passage of time
कालेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
इहhere (in this world)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
महताby great (long) (time)
महता:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
योगःthe yoga (teaching)
योगः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयोग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नष्टःlost, destroyed
नष्टः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनष्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परन्तपO scorcher of foes
परन्तप:
TypeNoun
Rootपरन्तप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
Arjuna (Parantapa)R
Rajarshis (royal sages)Y
Yoga (the teaching)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes