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 ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：对于那转向非义（adharma）之人——暴虐、心性邪恶、见解乖僻——施舍并不能生出真正的名声，无论此世或死后皆然。布施不能洗净一生若根植于伤害与非义。
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).