Shloka 52
Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Pramāda as Mṛtyu
Chapter 42
न वेदानां वेदिता कश्रिदस्ति वश्चित् त्वेतान् बुध्यते वापि राजन् | यो वेद वेदान् न स वेद वेद्यं सत्ये स्थितो यस्तु स वेद वेद्यम्
na vedānāṁ veditā kaścid asti vaścit tv etān budhyate vāpi rājan | yo veda vedān na sa veda vedyaṁ satye sthito yas tu sa veda vedyam ||
サナツジャータは言った。「王よ、ヴェーダの究極の趣旨を完全に会得するという意味で、真に『ヴェーダを知る者』となる者はほとんどいない。せいぜい、これらの聖典を限られた範囲で理解するにとどまる。ヴェーダを知ると称する者でさえ、真に知られるべきものを知らぬことがある。だが、真理に安住する者—その者のみが、知るべき真の対象を知るのだ。」
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Scriptural learning alone does not guarantee realization of the ultimate Truth. The ‘knowable’ (vedyam) is truly known only by one who is established in Satya—truthfulness and direct realization—rather than by mere mastery of Vedic texts.
In the Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) on higher wisdom. Here he redirects the king from reliance on textual authority and intellectual pride toward the ethical-spiritual foundation of Truth as the basis of genuine knowledge.