Shloka 25
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
तोरणानि च यूपांश्व घटान् पात्रीस्तथेष्टका: । युधिष्टिरा भ्यनुज्ञाता: सर्व तद् व्यभजन् द्विजा:
toraṇāni ca yūpāṃś ca ghaṭān pātrīs tathā iṣṭakāḥ | yudhiṣṭhirābhyanujñātāḥ sarva tad vyabhajan dvijāḥ ||
毗舍波耶那说道：在坚战的许可下，婆罗门们将那里的一切彼此分配——彩门（toṛaṇa）、祭柱（yūpa）、陶罐（ghaṭa）、器皿（pātra），甚至砖块（iṣṭakā），凡祭殿中所余者尽皆分尽。此景彰显国王尽责地准许施与，并在仪式之后使祭财有序分配，显出受礼法节度所统摄的慷慨，而非私欲的囤积。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual wealth and materials are to be handled through dharma: the king authorizes giving, and the officiants/recipients distribute what is due in an orderly way. The emphasis is on sanctioned generosity and proper completion of the sacrifice, not on retaining sacred resources for personal gain.
After the Aśvamedha rite, the remaining valuable and ritual items in the sacrificial hall—decorations, posts, containers, and bricks—are divided among the Brahmins, but only after Yudhiṣṭhira grants permission.