[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.s2.360 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.360 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.360 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s2.360](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.360) 3. Immunities of Brahmins.—The Brahmin claimed to be exempt from the ordinary exercise of the royal power. When a king gives all his land and what is on it to the priests, the gift does not cover the property of the Brahmin according to the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.²⁷ The king censures all, but not the Brahmin,²⁸ nor can he safely oppress any Brahmin other than an ignorant priest.²⁹ An arbitrator (or a witness) must decide (or speak) for a Brahmin against a non-Brahmin in a legal dispute.³⁰ - [Previous: v2.c4.s2.359](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.359) - [Next: v2.c4.s2.361](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.361) - [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.s2.360](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.360) · Pramāṇa