Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 46
Cyavana’s Water-Vow and the Ethics of Cohabitation (स्नेह-सम्वास-धर्मः)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें विवाहधर्मके प्रसंगमें स्त्रीकी प्रशंभानामक छियालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | uktaṃ te vidhivad rājan brāhmaṇasya pitāmaha | itareṣāṃ tu varṇānāṃ kathaṃ vai niyamo bhavet ||
坚战（Yudhiṣṭhira）说道：“噢，王者，噢，祖父！你已依正法详明阐述了婆罗门财产分配之规。如今请告知我：其余诸种姓的财产分配，又当遵循何等法则？”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames dharma as procedure-bound and differentiated by social role: Yudhiṣṭhira seeks a consistent, rule-governed standard for inheritance/wealth-division not only for Brāhmaṇas but for all varṇas, emphasizing fairness through prescribed norms rather than personal preference.
In the Anuśāsana Parva dialogue, after Bhīṣma has described the proper rule for dividing a Brāhmaṇa’s wealth, Yudhiṣṭhira follows up with a clarifying question, requesting the corresponding regulations for the other varṇas.