Shloka 26
अश्वमेधावसानम् — Dakṣiṇā-vibhāga and Avabhṛtha
Completion of the Aśvamedha
तस्याधर्मप्रवृत्तस्य हिंसकस्य दुरात्मन: । दानेन कीर्तिर्भवति न प्रेत्येह च दुर्मतेः,अधर्ममें प्रवृत्त हुए दुर्बद्धि दुरात्मा हिंसक मनुष्य जो दान देते हैं, उससे इहलोक या परलोकमें उनकी कीर्ति नहीं होती
tasyādharmapravṛttasya hiṃsakasya durātmanaḥ | dānena kīrtir bhavati na pretyeha ca durmateḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。非義（アダルマ）に身を投じた者—暴虐で、心は邪にして、理解はねじれた者—にとって、施しは真の名声を生まない。現世においても、死後においても同じである。害と非義に根ざした生を、贈与だけで清めることはできぬ。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity (dāna) gains merit and good fame only when grounded in dharma; if a person is habitually violent and committed to adharma, giving cannot generate genuine kīrti in this life or the next.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a moral evaluation within the discourse of the Ashvamedhika Parva, emphasizing that outward acts like donating do not compensate for an inner and ongoing commitment to हिंसा (harm) and अधर्म (unrighteous conduct).