[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.s2.396 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.396 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.396 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s2.396](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.396) 6. The Conduct of the Brahmin.—The Brahmin was required to maintain a fair standard of excellence.⁵⁹ He was to be kind to all⁶⁰ and gentle,⁶¹ offering sacrifice and receiving gifts.⁶² Especial stress was laid on purity of speech;⁶³ thus Viśvantara’s excuse for excluding the Śyāparṇas from his retinue was their impure (aputā) speech.⁶⁴ Theirs was the craving for knowledge⁶⁵ and the life of begging.⁶⁶ False Brahmins are those who do not fulfil their duties⁶⁷ (cf. Brahmabandhu). - [Previous: v2.c4.s2.395](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.395) - [Next: v2.c4.s2.397](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.397) - [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.s2.396](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.396) · Pramāṇa