Shloka 1.14.17
अश्वमेधप्रवृत्तिः — Commencement and Performance of Daśaratha’s Aśvamedha
कर्मान्तरे तदा विप्रा हेतुवादान्बहूनपि।प्राहुश्च वाग्मिनो धीरा: परस्परजिगीषया।।।।
svalaṅkṛtāś ca puruṣā brāhmaṇān paryaveṣayan |
upāsate ca tān anye sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ ||
Well-attired men served the Brahmins, while others, wearing gleaming jeweled earrings, stood by and assisted them.
In the interval between ceremonies, eloquent and sagacious brahmins were engaged in various disputations, desirous of victory.
Service (seva) performed respectfully toward the learned and officiants sustains the sanctity of communal rites; dharma is upheld through disciplined assistance.
During the sacrifice, attendants are organized: some serve directly, others support the service, indicating an orderly yajña environment.
Collective discipline and reverence—an ethos where support roles are carried out with care and decorum.