इज्याध्ययनदानानि सर्वेषां च द्विजन्मनाम् । प्रतिग्रहोऽध्यापनं च ब्राह्मणस्यैव याजनम् ॥ ४० ॥
ijyādhyayana-dānāni sarveṣāṁ ca dvi-janmanām pratigraho ’dhyāpanaṁ ca brāhmaṇasyaiva yājanam
- ijyā
- sacrifice
- adhyayana
- Vedic study
- dānāni
- charity
- sarveṣām
- of all
- ca
- also
- dvi-janmanām
- those who are twice-born
- pratigrahaḥ
- acceptance of charity
- adhyāpanam
- teaching Vedic knowledge
- ca
- also
- brāhmaṇasya
- of the brāhmaṇa
- eva
- only
- yājanam
- performing sacrifices for others
All twice-born men — brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas — must perform sacrifice, study the Vedic literature and give charity. Only the brāhmaṇas, however, accept charity, teach the Vedic knowledge and perform sacrifice on behalf of others.