Shloka 2

ययातिना पूरौ राज्याभिषेकः, दिक्प्रदानं, तृष्णा-वैराग्योपदेशः, वनप्रवेशः च

Devanagari script

मम ज्येष्ठेन यदुना नियोगो नानुपालितः प्रतिकूलमतिश्चैव न स पुत्रः सतां मतः

Transliteration

mama jyeṣṭhena yadunā niyogo nānupālitaḥ pratikūlamatiścaiva na sa putraḥ satāṃ mataḥ

Translation

Yadu, putraku yang sulung, tidak menjalankan perintahku; pikirannya pun berbalik menentang. Karena itu, menurut orang saleh, ia bukan putra sejati.

Word by Word

• मम: my

• ज्येष्ठेन: by the eldest

• यदुना: by Yadu

• नियोगः: command/appointed injunction

• न: not

• अनुपालितः: obeyed/fulfilled

• प्रतिकूल-मतिः: a contrary mind/oppositional attitude

• च एव: and indeed

• न: not

• सः: he

• पुत्रः: son

• सताम्: of the good/righteous

• मतः: considered/held to be

Speaker

Contextual king/ancestor figure within Suta’s narration (internal dialogue; commonly Yayati addressing Yadu in the Yadu-Turvasu lineage episode)