evaṁ pravṛttasya sadā
bhūtānāṁ śreyasi dvijāḥ
sarvātmakenāpi yadā
nātuṣyad dhṛdayaṁ tataḥ
evam - thus; pravṛttasya - one who is engaged in; sadā - always; bhūtānām - of the living beings; śreyasi - in the ultimate good; dvijāḥ - O twice-born; sarvātmakena api - by all means; yadā - when; na - not; atuṣyat - become satisfied; hṛdayam - mind; tataḥ - at that.
Śrī Vyāsadeva was not satisfied with himself, although he had prepared literatures of Vedic value for the all-around welfare of the general mass of people. It was expected that he would be satisfied by all such activities, but ultimately he was not satisfied.