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यदुश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ देवयान्याः सुतोऽभवत् । दौहित्रस्तात शुक्रस्य काव्यस्यामिततेजसः॥५-१४७-६॥
And Yadu, O best of the Bharatas, was the son of Devayānī; and, dear son, he was the grandson of Śukra Kāvyā, of immeasurable splendor.
english translation
यादवानां कुलकरो बलवान्वीर्यसंमतः । अवमेने स तु क्षत्रं दर्पपूर्णः सुमन्दधीः॥५-१४७-७॥
He became the founder of the Yādava line, strong and esteemed for valor; yet, filled with arrogance and poor judgment, he showed contempt for the kṣatriya order.
english translation
न चातिष्ठत्पितुः शास्त्रे बलदर्पविमोहितः । अवमेने च पितरं भ्रातॄंश्चाप्यपराजितः॥५-१४७-८॥
Deluded by the arrogance of power, he did not abide by his father’s injunctions; and, though not subdued by others, he showed contempt for his father and for his brothers as well.
english translation
पृथिव्यां चतुरन्तायां यदुरेवाभवद्बली । वशे कृत्वा स नृपतीनवसन्नागसाह्वये॥५-१४७-९॥
Across the earth bounded by the four quarters, Yadu alone became powerful; having brought the kings under his control, he dwelt at Nāgasāhvaya.
english translation
तं पिता परमक्रुद्धो ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः । शशाप पुत्रं गान्धारे राज्याच्च व्यपरोपयत्॥५-१४७-१०॥
His father, Yayāti—the son of Nahuṣa—being intensely angered, pronounced a curse upon his son and removed him from sovereignty, assigning him to Gāndhāra.
english translation