विप्रस्याध्ययनादीनि षडन्यस्याप्रतिग्रह: । राज्ञो वृत्ति: प्रजागोप्तुरविप्राद्वा करादिभि: ॥ १४ ॥
viprasyadhyayanadini sad-anyasyapratigrahah rajno vrttih praja-goptur aviprad va karadibhih
- viprasya
- of the brahmana
- adhyayana-adini
- reading the Vedas, etc
- sat
- six (to study the Vedas, to teach the Vedas, to worship the Deity, to teach others how to worship, to accept charity and to give charity)
- anyasya
- of those other than the brahmanas (the ksatriyas)
- apratigrahah
- without accepting charity from others (the ksatriyas may execute the five other occupational duties prescribed for the brahmanas)
- rajnah
- of the ksatriya
- vrttih
- the means of livelihood
- praja-goptuh
- who maintain the subjects
- aviprat
- from those who are not brahmanas
- va
- or
- kara-adibhih
- by levying revenue taxes, customs duties, fines for punishment, etc
For a brahmana there are six occupational duties. A ksatriya should not accept charity, but he may perform the other five of these duties. A king or ksatriya is not allowed to levy taxes on brahmanas, but he may make his livelihood by levying minimal taxes, customs duties, and penalty fines upon his other subjects.