कृत्तो मे सप्तधा गर्भ आसन्सप्त कुमारकाः ।
ते ऽपि चैकैकशो वृक्णाः सप्तधा नापि मम्रिरे ॥ ७२ ॥
krttah-cut; me-by me; sapta-dha-into seven; garbhah-the embryo; asan-there came to be; sapta-seven; kumarakah-babies; te-they; api-although; ca-also; eka-ekasah-each one; vrknah-cut; sapta-dha-into seven; na-not; api-still; mamrire-died.
First I cut the child in the womb into seven pieces, which became seven children. Then I cut each of the children into seven pieces again. By the grace of the Supreme Lord, however, none of them died.