Mahabharata 12.23.5

वयांसि पशवश्चैव भूतानि च महीपतेगृहस्थैरेव धार्यन्ते तस्माज्ज्येष्ठाश्रमो गृही

vayāṃsi paśavaścaiva bhūtāni ca mahīpategṛhasthaireva dhāryante tasmājjyeṣṭhāśramo gṛhī

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.