संजय उवाच
तथा संभाषतां तेषां प्रादुरासीद् धनंजयः ॥
दिदृक्षुर् भरतश्रेष्ठं राजानं ससुहृद्गणम् ॥
तं प्रविष्टं शुभां कक्ष्याम् अभिवाद्याग्रतः स्थितम् ॥
समुत्थायार्जुनं प्रेम्णा सस्वजे पाण्डवर्षभः ॥
मूर्ध्नि चैनम् उपाघ्राय परिष्वज्य च बाहुना ॥
आशिषः परमाः प्रोच्य स्मयमानो ऽभ्यभाषत ॥
saṃjaya uvāca
tathā saṃbhāṣatāṃ teṣāṃ prādurāsīd dhanaṃjayaḥ ||
didṛkṣur bharataśreṣṭhaṃ rājānaṃ sasuhṛdgaṇam ||
taṃ praviṣṭaṃ śubhāṃ kakṣyām abhivādyāgrataḥ sthitam ||
samutthāyārjunaṃ premṇā sasvaje pāṇḍavarṣabhaḥ ||
mūrdhni cainam upāghrāya pariṣvajya ca bāhunā ||
āśiṣaḥ paramāḥ procya smayamāno 'bhyabhāṣata ||
While they were so conversing, Dhananjaya appeared, wishing to see the best of the Bharatas, the king, with his host of friends. Him, having entered the fair courtyard, having saluted and stood before him, — rising, the bull among the Pandavas embraced Arjuna with love. And, having kissed him on the head, having embraced him with his arm, having uttered the highest blessings, smiling, he spoke.
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The brothers' meeting breathes tenderness: "samutthāya… premṇā sasvaje… mūrdhni upāghrāya" — the elder rises, embraces with love, kisses the crown of the head. Smelling the head is an ancient sign of a parent's affection for the younger one. It is telling that before the fearsome day Yudhishthira sends his brother off not with instruction but with an embrace and a blessing. The verse teaches that love strengthens one going into hardship more surely than instruction does: the elder's blessing and embrace arm the heart; and those dear to us should be sent to their trial not with anxiety but with tenderness and a good word.