Mahabharata Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /441

ASVAMEDHIKA PARVA
 
425
 
asaratha. There was nothing unrighteous
in Yudhisthira's kingdom ; all people loved
Dasarathharma. There was nothing unrighteous
in Yudhisthira's kingdom ; all people loved
Dharma.
 

 
अथ जज्ञे परीक्षितत्तु ब्रह्मास्त्रेण शवस्तदा ।

सुभद्रा भ्रातरं दृष्ट्वा दुःखार्ता चेदमब्रवीत् ।

'प्रसादये त्वां दुर्धर्ष जीवतादभिमन्युजः ॥
 

Then was born Parikshit, a still-born

child, as a result of the Brahma Astia
ra
of Asvatthaman. Meeting her brother,
Subhadra told these words, afflicting her brother,
Subhadra told theseed words, afflicted with
ith
grief : "O inviolable Krishna । I entreat

you, let this son of Abhimanyu come to

life."
 

 
कृष्णः-

'एष सञ्जीवयाम्येनं पश्यतां सर्वदेहिनाम् ।

" यथा सत्यं च धर्मश्च मयि नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितौ ।

तथा मृतः शिशुरयं जीवतादभिमन्युजः" ॥

इत्युक्त्वा स्पृष्टमात्रस्तु प्रापद्यत स चेतनाम् ॥

Krishna –
 

"Even as all beings are looking on, I will

bring this (dead child) to life. 'If Truth

and Right are firmly established in me