Shloka 38
Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)
न वाग्घीने विवर्णे वा नाड़हीने न वामने । न दुर्जने दौष्कुले वा व्रतैयों वा न संस्कृत: । नश्रोत्रियमृते दान ब्राह्मणे ब्रह्मवर्जिते
na vāg-hīne vivarṇe vā nāḍī-hīne na vāmane | na durjane dauṣkule vā vratāyyo vā na saṃskṛtaḥ | na śrotriyam ṛte dānaṃ brāhmaṇe brahma-varjite ||
毗耶娑说：不可将布施施与言语有缺、肤色堕落、气力衰微者，也不可施与侏儒；亦不可施与恶人、出身卑贱之族者、不堪持戒修誓与行诸净化仪轨（saṃskāra）者，或未以戒律与学问陶冶成器者。除非是真正的“闻吠陀者”（śrotriya），否则不可布施给缺乏“梵”（brahman）者——即缺少吠陀之学与灵性操守的婆罗门。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity (dāna) should be guided by discernment: the worthiness of the recipient is tied to character, discipline, and Vedic learning. A true śrotriya—one grounded in brahman (Vedic knowledge and integrity)—is presented as the proper recipient, while gifts to those lacking such qualities are discouraged.
In the Śānti Parva’s dharma-instructional setting, Vyāsa lays down criteria for appropriate recipients of gifts, emphasizing that mere social label (being called a Brahmin) is insufficient if one is ‘brahma-varjita’—devoid of the learning and conduct that define brahmanical excellence.