Uttarajjhayana 12.13

12.13

khettāṇi amhaṃ viiyāṇi loe jahiṃ pakiṇṇā viruhaṃti puṇṇā |
je māhaṇā jāivijjovaveyā tāiṃ tu khettāiṃ supesalāiṃ ||

"Fields are known to us in the world, where merits sown sprout up;
those Brahmins endowed with caste and learning, they indeed are the very pleasant fields."

We know the fields in the world, where merits, once sown, spring forth; / those Brahmins endowed with [high] birth and learning, they indeed are the most delightful fields.