Shloka 44
त्रिवर्गमूलनिश्चयः — Determining the Roots of Dharma, Artha, and Kāma
Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 123
प्रजापतेस्ततो धर्मो जागर्ति विनयात्मक: । धर्माच्च ब्रह्मुण: पुत्रो व्यवसाय: सनातन:
prajāpates tato dharmo jāgarti vinayātmakaḥ | dharmācca brahmuṇaḥ putro vyavasāyaḥ sanātanaḥ ||
由生主波罗阇钵底而起法（Dharma），恒常警醒，其本质立于戒律与谦抑。由法又生永恒之“事业/定志”（Vyavasāya）——坚毅的决断与有目的的精进——如梵天之子，历世不灭。
वसुहरोम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is portrayed as intrinsically vigilant and rooted in vinaya (humble discipline). From such Dharma arises vyavasāya—steady, enduring resolve—implying that ethical order naturally generates purposeful commitment to right action.
Vasuharoma continues a didactic exposition in Śānti Parva, presenting a quasi-genealogy of principles: Prajāpati gives rise to Dharma, and from Dharma emerges the eternal quality of vyavasāya (determined undertaking), framing moral life as a cosmic and perennial structure.