Manava Dharmashastra 4.251

4.251

gurava upadeśātideśairbahavaḥ | bhṛtyā āśritāḥ smṛtyantare tu saṃkhyātāḥ"vṛddhau tu mātāpitarau bhāryā sādhvī sutaḥ śiśuḥ" | tānuddhartumicchuḥ kṣudhāvasannān | devatātithīṃścārciṣyannityakarmasampattyarthamityarthaḥ | sarvataḥ pratigṛhṇīyātsādhubhyo'sādhubhyaśca | na tu tṛpyetsvayaṃ tataḥ | 'tṛptiḥ' kṣunnivṛttirupabhogaśca, tanna kuryāt | gurvāditrayojanameva tadgrahītavyaṃ na tvātmārtham |
kathaṃ tarhyātmā yāpayitavyo'ta āha-

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
‘Teachers;’—the plural form is used, in view of some persons teaching directly, and others only indirectly, by implication.

‘Dependents,’—those who have a right to be maintained by him; these are enumerated in another Smṛti text as follows:—‘Aged parents, the well-conducted wife and the infant child.’

‘For the purpose of bringing relief to these’—when they are suffering from hunger;—‘and for the purpose of honouring the gods and guests;— that is, for the sake of due accomplishment of his daily duties.

‘He may accept gifts from all persons’—good or bad.

‘But he shall not derive from them satisfaction for himself.’—‘Satisfaction’ here stands for relieving hunger and other forms of enjoyment; these he shall not do. That is, such gifts shall be accepted only for the sake of Teachers and others, and never for his own sake.—(251)

“How, then, is the man to maintain himself?” In answer to this, we have the following:—