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 ||
萨那苏阇多说道：“大王啊，世间无人能在究竟意义上成为‘知吠陀者’，即彻底把握吠陀的终极旨趣；充其量，不过是对这些经典作有限的理解。即便自称通晓吠陀之人，也未必知晓真正应知之物。唯有安住于真理者——唯此一人，方知真实的所知之境。”
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.