Shloka 13
जामदग्न्यस्य विलापः, प्रतिज्ञा, क्षत्रिय-निग्रहः, दानयज्ञश्च
Jāmadagnya Rāma’s Lament, Vow, Kṣatriya Suppression, and Gifts
तां कश्यपस्यानुमते ब्राह्मणा: खण्डशस्तदा । व्यभजंस्ते तदा राजन् प्रख्याता: खाण्डवायना:,राजन! उस समय कश्यपजीकी आज्ञासे ब्राह्मणोंने उस स्वर्णवेदीको खण्ड-खण्ड करके बाँट लिया, अत: वे खाण्डवायन नामसे प्रसिद्ध हुए
tāṁ kaśyapasyānumate brāhmaṇāḥ khaṇḍaśas tadā | vyabhajaṁs te tadā rājan prakhyātāḥ khāṇḍavāyanāḥ ||
ഹേ രാജാവേ! അന്ന് കശ്യപന്റെ അനുവാദത്തോടെ ബ്രാഹ്മണർ ആ സ്വർണവേദിയെ ഖണ്ഡങ്ങളാക്കി തമ്മിൽ പങ്കിട്ടെടുത്തു; അതിനാൽ അവർ ‘ഖാണ്ഡവായന’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധരായി.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic distribution: even valuable or sacred objects should be apportioned only with rightful consent (anumati). Legitimate permission safeguards ethical sharing and prevents appropriation, and such acts can shape social identity and lineage memory.
Rāma tells the king that, with Kaśyapa’s approval, the Brahmins broke a golden altar into pieces and divided it among themselves; from this event they came to be known as the Khāṇḍavāyanas.