[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s2.347 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.347 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.347 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s2.347](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.347) In the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa¹⁷ the prerogatives of the Brahmin are summed up as (1) Arcā, ‘honour’; (2) Dāna, ‘gifts’; (3) Ajyeyatā, ‘freedom from oppression’; and (4) Avadhyatā, ‘freedom from being killed.’ On the other hand, his duties are summed up as (5) Brāhmaṇya, ‘purity of descent’; (6) Pratirūpa-caryā, ‘devotion of the duties of his caste’; and (7) Loka-pakti, ‘the perfecting of people’ (by teaching). - [Previous: v2.c4.s2.346](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.346) - [Next: v2.c4.s2.348](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.348) - [Up: v2.c4.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.347](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.347) · Pramāṇa