ब्रह्मशापोपसंसृष्टे स्वकुले यादवर्षभ: । प्रेयसीं सर्वनेत्राणां तनुं स कथमत्यजत् ॥ २ ॥
brahma-śāpopasaṁsṛṣṭe sva-kule yādavarṣabhaḥ preyasīṁ sarva-netrāṇāṁ tanuṁ sa katham atyajat
- brahma-śāpa
- by the curse of the brāhmaṇas
- upasaṁsṛṣṭe
- having been destroyed
- sva-kule
- His own family
- yādava-ṛṣabhaḥ
- the chief of the Yadus
- preyasīm
- most dear
- sarva-netrāṇām
- to all eyes
- tanum
- the body
- saḥ
- He
- katham
- how
- atyajat
- gave up
After His own dynasty met destruction from the curse of the brāhmaṇas, how could the best of the Yadus give up His body, the dearmost object of all eyes?