Shloka 25
अश्वमेधावसानम् — Dakṣiṇā-vibhāga and Avabhṛtha
Completion of the Aśvamedha
तेन दत्तानि दानानि पापेनाशुद्धबुद्धिना । तानि सर्वाण्यनादृत्य नश्यन्ति विपुलान्यपि,उस जशुद्ध बुद्धिवाले पापी पुरुषके दिये हुए दान कितने ही अधिक क्यों न हों, वे सब- के-सब अनाहत होकर नष्ट हो जाते हैं
tena dattāni dānāni pāpenāśuddha-buddhinā | tāni sarvāṇy anādṛtya naśyanti vipulāny api ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：纵然施与极其丰厚，若出自罪人、心智不净者之手，那些布施也不被庄重受纳，终究归于虚无。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity is evaluated not only by quantity but by the giver’s moral state and intention. Gifts offered from sinful conduct and impure motivation lose their merit—socially and spiritually—because they are not truly ‘honored’ as dharmic giving.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a moral observation within the Ashvamedhika Parva’s instructional context: he explains that even large donations can become ineffective when the donor is morally tainted and inwardly impure, emphasizing inner purity as essential to righteous acts.