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for all time, let this dead child born of
Abhimanyu come to life.' As soon as
he was touched by Krishna with these
words, the dead child attained consciousness.
ततः कतिपयाहस्य कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
अश्वमेधस्य [कौरव्य] चकाराऽऽहरणे मतिम् ॥
Some days thereafter, Yudhisthira, the
Kuru king, thought of performing the
Asvamedha sacrifice.
 
THE MAHABHARATA
 
पश्चिमेनाश्वमेधेन यंदा स्नातो युधिष्ठिरः ।
कृष्णोऽपि भगवान्देवः पृथामामन्त्र्य चार्तवत् ।'
धृतराष्ट्रं च गान्धारीं विदुरं द्रौपदीं तथा ।
कृष्णद्वैपायनं व्यासमषीनन्यांश्च मन्त्रिणः ।
सुभद्रामात्मजयुतामुत्तरां स्पृश्य पाणिना।
निर्गत्य वेश्मनस्तस्मादारुरोह तदा रथम् ॥
When Yudhisthira had performed the
final ablution after the last horse-sacrifice
( of his), Lord Krishna took leave, somewhat
in sorrow, of Kunti, Dhritarashtra, Gandhari,
Vidura, Draupadi. Vyasa, and the other
sages and ministers; He patted Subhadra and
Uttara with her son, left (Yudhisthira's)
palace, and mounted His chariot.