A story is now told in order to show how Parīkṣit, even in the womb, was able to see Kṛṣṇa. When Aśvatthāmā (drauṇiḥ) beheaded the sons of Draupadī, the mother began to weep. The sentence extends for three verses. Kaurava refers to Duryodhana’s party. Sṛṣjaya refers to the Pāṇḍavas’ party since Dhrṣtādyumna of the Sṛṣjaya family was their general. Vīra-gatim means liberation or svarga by the method described by Bhīṣma. Vṛkodarāviddha-gadābhimarśa means by the blow inflicted by the club thrown by Bhīma. ;

Thinking that Duryodhana would be pleased (priyam) he presented the heads of the sleeping sons of the Pāṇḍavas to him. Actually Duryodhana was not pleased with this action (vipriyam). After feeling joy that his enemies had been killed, he began to lament since he understood that his enemies such as Bhīma had not been killed on seeing the gift, that children had been killed, and that the Kuru dynasty had been destroyed. Thus he died with both joy and sorrow. Therefore here it said “All people condemned this horrible act.”