इति लब्धव्यवस्थान: पुत्रं ज्येष्ठमवोचत । यदो तात प्रतीच्छेमां जरां देहि निजं वय: ॥ ३८ ॥
iti labdha-vyavasthanah putram jyestham avocata yado tata praticchemam jaram dehi nijam vayah
- iti
- thus
- labdha-vyavasthanah
- getting the opportunity to exchange his old age
- putram
- unto his son
- jyestham
- the eldest
- avocata
- he requested
- yado
- O Yadu
- tata
- you are my beloved son
- praticcha
- kindly exchange
- imam
- this
- jaram
- invalidity
- dehi
- and give
- nijam
- your own
- vayah
- youth.
When Yayati received this benediction from Sukracarya, he requested his eldest son: My dear son Yadu, please give me your youth in exchange for my old age and invalidity.