Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 4

Gita 4.4

(अर्जुन उवाच)

अपरम्, भवतः, जन्म, परम्, जन्म, विवस्वतः,
कथम्, एतत्, विजानीयाम्, त्वम्, आदौ, प्रोक्तवान् इति।।4।।

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Gita 4.4

(Arjun uvaach)

Aparam’, bhavatH, janm, param’, janm, vivasvatH,
Katham’, etat’, vijaaneeyaam’, tvam’, aadau, proktvaan’, iti ||4||

(Arjun said)

Translation: (BhavatH) your (janm) birth (aparam’) is not of a long time i.e. is recent and (vivasvatH) Surya’s (janm) birth (param’) is of a very early time (iti) this (katham’) how (vijaaneeyaam’) shall I understand that (tvam’) you only (aadau) to Surya at the beginning of the age (etat’) this yog (proktvaan’) had said? (4)

Gita 4.4: Your birth is not of a long time i.e. is recent and Surya’s birth is of a very early time. How shall I understand this that you only had said this yog to Surya at the beginning of the age?

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