Shloka 29
Rājā–Rāja-Śabda-Prabhavaḥ — The Origin and Rationale of Kingship and Daṇḍanīti
ततो<ध्यायसहस्राणां शतं चक्रे स्वबुद्धिजम् । यत्र धर्मस्तथैवार्थ: कामश्चैवाभिवर्णित:
tato 'dhyāyasahasrāṇāṃ śataṃ cakre svabuddhijam | yatra dharmas tathaivārthaḥ kāmaś caivābhivarṇitaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“此后，他凭借自身智慧之力，撰成十万章，其中对法（dharma）、利（artha）与欲（kāma）皆作了阐明与解释。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That a comprehensive guide to human life and governance should integrate the three aims—dharma (ethical order), artha (practical welfare and statecraft), and kāma (legitimate desire)—so that conduct and policy are grounded in moral clarity while addressing worldly needs.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction during the Śānti Parva, he refers to a learned composition produced through personal intellectual effort—described as an immense body of chapters—where the major human aims are systematically expounded.