The royal Parikshit, O monarch, afflicted by the Brahima-weapon of Ashvatthama), upon coming out of the womb, lay still and motionless for he had no life. By his birth he had pleased the citizens but soon piunged them into grief.
स तु राजा महाराज ब्रह्मास्त्रेणावपीडितः। शवो बभूव निश्चेष्टो हर्षशोकविवर्धनः॥