Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 50
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
धर्मे चार्थे च कामे च मोक्षे च भरतर्षभ । यदिहास्ति तदन्यत्र यन्नेहास्ति न कुत्रचित्
dharme cārthe ca kāme ca mokṣe ca bharatarṣabha | yad ihāsti tad anyatra yan nehāsti na kutracit ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «يا ثورَ آلِ بهاراتا، إنّ كلَّ ما يُعلَّم هنا في المهابهارتا عن الدَّرما، والأرثا (الرفاه الدنيوي)، والكاما (الرغبة)، والموكشا (التحرّر) يوجد كذلك في مواضع أخرى؛ أمّا ما لا يوجد هنا فلا يوجد في أيّ مكانٍ قطّ».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts the Mahābhārata’s comprehensive scope: it encompasses the full range of human aims—dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa—and presents itself as a complete ethical and philosophical compendium; what is absent from it is considered unattainable elsewhere.
In the closing movement of the epic (Svargārohaṇa), Vaiśampāyana offers a concluding, evaluative statement about the Mahābhārata itself, summarizing its authority and breadth as a guide for conduct, worldly life, and liberation.