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Shloka 75

धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas

उपलभ्य ततः प्राणान्‌ धृतराष्ट्रो महीपति: । बाहुभ्यां सम्परिष्वज्य मूथ्न्याजिप्रत पाण्डवम्‌

upalabhya tataḥ prāṇān dhṛtarāṣṭro mahīpatiḥ | bāhubhyāṃ sampariṣvajya mūrdhny ājighrat pāṇḍavam ||

Rồi vua Dhṛtarāṣṭra, như thể nhờ cái chạm ấy mà hơi thở sinh mệnh trở lại, liền dang cả hai tay ôm chặt người Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira) vào ngực và hít lấy mùi trên đỉnh đầu chàng. Cử chỉ ấy dâng trào tình phụ tử và sự hòa giải, như lời dharma vẫn có thể hiển lộ qua lòng từ, sự tiết chế và việc hàn gắn mối thân tình sau tàn cuộc chiến.

उपलभ्यhaving obtained/feeling
उपलभ्य:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउप-लभ्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
प्राणान्vital breaths, life
प्राणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
धृतराष्ट्रःDhṛtarāṣṭra
धृतराष्ट्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महीपतिःking (lord of the earth)
महीपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बाहुभ्याम्with (his) two arms
बाहुभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Dual
सम्परिष्वज्यhaving embraced
सम्परिष्वज्य:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-परि-स्वज्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
मूर्ध्निon the head
मूर्ध्नि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
आघ्रायhaving smelled
आघ्राय:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-घ्रा
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
पाण्डवम्the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)
पाण्डवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira (Pāṇḍava)

Educational Q&A

Even amid grief and the moral wreckage left by war, dharma can manifest as compassion and reconciliation: a ruler and elder, though burdened by loss and past errors, chooses an act of affectionate acceptance that helps restore human bonds.

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, feeling renewed vitality through Yudhiṣṭhira’s touch, draws him close in a full embrace and affectionately smells his head—an intimate, paternal sign of acceptance and emotional release.