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Shloka 30

समुपाप्राय मूर्धानं संश्लिष्य च पुन: पुनः । युधिष्ठिरं च भीम॑ च माद्रीपुत्री च पाण्डवौ,फिर उन्होंने युधिष्ठचिर, भीम, अर्जुन तथा नकुल-सहदेवका बार-बार मस्तक सूँघा और सबको हृदयसे लगाया

samupāprāya mūrdhānaṃ saṃśliṣya ca punaḥ punaḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ ca bhīmaṃ ca mādrīputrī ca pāṇḍavau ||

Vaiśampāyana dit : S’approchant, elle humait à plusieurs reprises le sommet de leurs têtes et les étreignait encore et encore — Yudhiṣṭhira et Bhīma, ainsi que les deux Pāṇḍava nés de Mādrī. Ce geste portait la marque d’une reconnaissance familiale intime et d’une tendresse retrouvée après l’épreuve, affirmant les liens du sang et le devoir selon le dharma d’honorer et de protéger les siens, surtout après une longue séparation et une vie dissimulée.

समुपाप्रायapproached/advanced towards
समुपाप्राय:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+उप+आ+प्रा (धातु: प्रा/प्रै)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मूर्धानम्head
मूर्धानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
संश्लिष्यhaving embraced
संश्लिष्य:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+श्लिष्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा-न्त/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada-usage
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
युधिष्ठिरम्Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भीमम्Bhīma
भीमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
माद्रीपुत्रीthe daughter of Mādrī
माद्रीपुत्री:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमाद्रीपुत्री
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पाण्डवौthe two Pāṇḍavas (Nakula and Sahadeva)
पाण्डवौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
B
Bhīma
N
Nakula
S
Sahadeva
M
Mādrī

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights dharmic kinship: after danger and separation, elders/kinsfolk reaffirm bonds through respectful, affectionate gestures. Such recognition and embrace symbolize protection, loyalty, and the moral duty to cherish one’s family and allies.

A woman (contextually a close elder/relative figure in the episode) approaches the Pāṇḍavas and, in a tender act of reunion, repeatedly smells their heads and embraces them—specifically Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, and the twin sons of Mādrī (Nakula and Sahadeva).