[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Markandeyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya) › 28.3 # Markandeyapurana 28.3 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 28.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [28.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.28.3) dānamadhyayanaṃ yajño brāhmaṇasya tridhā mataḥ / nānyaścaturtho dharmo 'sti dharmastasyāpadaṃ vinā // > "Giving, study, and sacrifice are considered threefold for a brahmin; / he has no other fourth dharma, except in times of distress. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 28.2.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.28.2.p1) - [Next: 28.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.28.4) - [Up: 28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.28) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.28.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c13.169) — R. S. Sharma, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.28.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.28.3) · Pramāṇa