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शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च ।
ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम् ॥ ४२ ॥

Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, wisdom, knowledge, and religiousness-these are the qualities by which the brahmanas work.

samo damas tapah saucam

ksantir arjavam eva ca

jnanam vijnanam astikyam

brahma-karma svabhava-jam

samah-peacefulness; damah-self-control; tapah-austerity; saucam-purity; ksantih-tolerance; arjavam-honesty; eva-certainly; ca-and; jnanam-wisdom; vijnanam-knowledge; astikyam-religiousness; brahma-of a brahmana; karma-duty; svabhava-jam-born of his own nature.