शौनक उवाच अश्वत्थाम्नोपसृष्टेन ब्रह्मशीर्ष्णोरुतेजसा । उत्तराया हतो गर्भ ईशेनाजीवित: पुन: ॥ १ ॥
saunaka uvaca asvatthamnopasrstena brahma-sirsnoru-tejasa uttaraya hato garbha isenajivitah punah
- saunakah uvaca
- the sage Saunaka said
- asvatthamna
- of Asvatthama (the son of Drona)
- upasrstena
- by release of
- brahma-sirsna
- the invincible weapon, brahmastra
- uru-tejasa
- by high temperature
- uttarayah
- of Uttara (mother of Pariksit)
- hatah
- being spoiled
- garbhah
- womb
- isena
- by the Supreme Lord
- ajivitah
- brought to life
- punah
- again.
The sage Saunaka said: The womb of Uttara, mother of Maharaja Pariksit, was spoiled by the dreadful and invincible brahmastra weapon released by Asvatthama. But Maharaja Pariksit was saved by the Supreme Lord.