धर्मश्च सत्यं च दमस्तपश्च अमात्सर्यं ह्रीस्तितिक्षानसूया । यज्ञश्च दानं च धृतिः श्रुतं च महाव्रता द्वादश ब्राह्मणस्य॥५-४३-१२॥
Dharma, truthfulness, self-restraint, disciplined practice (tapas), freedom from envy, moral modesty, forbearance, absence of fault-finding, sacrificial duty (yajña), generosity, steadiness, and learning—these twelve are the great vows of a brāhmaṇa.
english translation
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