Shloka 12
ऋत्विग्धर्मः, दक्षिणा-न्यायः, तपसः परमार्थः
Ritvij-Dharma, the Norm of Dakṣiṇā, and the Higher Meaning of Tapas
शक्तिस्तु पूर्णपात्रेण सम्मिता न समाभवत् | अवश्यं तात यष्ट व्यं त्रिभिर्वर्गर्यथाविधि
śaktis tu pūrṇapātreṇa sammitā na samābhavat | avaśyaṃ tāta yaṣṭavyaṃ tribhir vargair yathāvidhi ||
毗湿摩说：“施与之力，不可用同一‘满器之量’来衡量众人。因此，亲爱的啊，三种社会阶序之人都必须依仪轨行祭（yajña）。当涉及富者与贫者之别时，经典（śāstra）自会顾及其资财不同：富者被命当多施，而贫者则只规定以一‘满器’为祭资（dakṣiṇā）。故无人可借贫困为辞而免于正当仪礼——义务随能力而调适。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is obligatory, but its material demands are scaled to one’s means: the wealthy should give more, while the poor fulfill the rule with a modest, defined offering (a ‘full vessel’).
In the Śānti Parva instruction, Bhīṣma advises Yudhiṣṭhira on ritual and giving: śāstra does not impose identical sacrificial fees on rich and poor, yet it still requires eligible social groups to perform sacrifices properly, each according to capacity.