Shloka 49
अनुक्रमणिकाध्यायः (Anukramaṇikā Adhyāya) — Invocation, Narrator Frame, and Textual Scope
धर्मकामार्थयुक्तानि शास्त्राणि विविधानि च । लोकयात्राविधानं च सर्व तद् दृष्टवानृषि:,भगवान् वेदव्यासने, अपनी ज्ञानदृष्टिसे सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके निवासस्थान, धर्म, अर्थ और कामके भेदसे त्रिविध रहस्य, कर्मोपासनाज्ञानरूप वेद, विज्ञानसहित योग, धर्म, अर्थ एवं काम, इन धर्म, काम और अर्थरूप तीन पुरुषार्थोंके प्रतिपादन करनेवाले विविध शास्त्र, लोकव्यवहारकी सिद्धिके लिये आयुर्वेद, धरनुर्वेद, स्थापत्यवेद, गान्धर्ववेद आदि लौकिक शास्त्र सब उन्हीं दशज्योति आदिसे हुए हैं--इस तत्त्वको और उनके स्वरूपको भलीभाँति अनुभव किया
dharmakāmārthayuktāni śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca | lokayātrāvidhānaṃ ca sarvaṃ tad dṛṣṭavān ṛṣiḥ ||
O sábio contemplou por inteiro os muitos tratados que dizem respeito a dharma, artha e kāma, e também as ordenanças que sustentam o curso da vida no mundo. Em outras palavras, compreendeu toda a extensão do saber sagrado e prático que orienta os fins humanos e a ordem social.
Educational Q&A
That comprehensive wisdom includes both the śāstras oriented to the three human aims—dharma (ethical order), artha (welfare/polity), and kāma (legitimate desire)—and the practical regulations that keep society functioning (loka-yātrā). True seers are portrayed as grasping this whole spectrum, not merely one domain.
In the opening of the Ādi Parva, the text describes the seer’s all-encompassing vision: he has fully apprehended the diverse bodies of teaching and the rules of worldly conduct, establishing his authority to present a work that addresses moral, practical, and human concerns together.