| 2. This, handed
down thus in succession, the Kingsages learnt, This Yoga, by long lapse
of time, has been lost here, O harasser of foes.This Yoga, thus handed down
in regular succession among the Kshatriyas, the kingsagesmen 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. |
