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THE MAHABHARATA
 
Pandavas' line. I shall
 
bring to life that
Parikshit burnt by the
heat of the fire
of your missile."
 
bring to life that
heat of the fire
 

 
प्रदायाथ मणिणिं द्रौणिः पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् ।

जगाम विमनास्तेषां सर्वेषां पश्यतां वनम् ॥
 

Handing over his gem to the high-souled

Pandavas then, the distracted Asvatthaman

went to the forest, even as all of them

were looking on.
 
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पाण्डवाश्च सदाशार्हा मणिमादाय सत्वराः ।

द्रौपदीमभ्यधावन्त दुःखशोकसमन्विताम् ॥
 

Taking the precious stone of Asvatthaman,

the Pandavas, along with Krishna, rushed

up in haste to the distressed and sorrowing

Draupadi.
 

 
द्रौपदी-

'केवला नृण्यमाप्ताऽस्मि गुरुपुत्रो गुरुर्मम ।

शिरस्येवं मणितं मणिं राजा प्रहीतुमनघोऽर्हति ॥'