प्रतिग्रहं मन्यमानस्तपस्तेजोयशोनुदम् । अन्याभ्यामेव जीवेत शिलैर्वा दोषदृक् तयो: ॥ ४१ ॥
pratigrahaṁ manyamānas tapas-tejo-yaśo-nudam anyābhyām eva jīveta śilair vā doṣa-dṛk tayoḥ
- pratigraham
- accepting charity
- manyamānaḥ
- considering
- tapaḥ
- of one’s austerity
- tejaḥ
- spiritual influence
- yaśaḥ
- and fame
- nudam
- destruction
- anyābhyām
- by the other two (teaching Vedic knowledge and performing sacrifice)
- eva
- indeed
- jīveta
- a brāhmaṇa should live
- śilaiḥ
- by collecting rejected grains in the field
- vā
- or
- doṣa
- the discrepancy
- dṛk
- seeing
- tayoḥ
- of those two
A brāhmaṇa who considers that accepting charity from others will destroy his austerity, spiritual influence and fame should maintain himself by the other two brahminical occupations, namely teaching Vedic knowledge and performing sacrifice. If the brāhmaṇa considers that those two occupations also compromise his spiritual position, then he should collect rejected grains in agricultural fields and live without any dependence on others.