1. A (king) who, without detriment to his servants, gives land and money to Brāhmaṇas according to their deserts gains endless worlds. 2. They say (that) a king, who is slain in attempting to recover the property of Brāhmaṇas, (performs) a sacrifice where his body takes the place of the sacrificial post, and at which an unlimited fee is given. 3. Hereby have been declared (the rewards of) other heroes, who fall fighting for a (worthy) cause. 4. He shall appoint men of the first three castes, who are pure and truthful, over villages and towns for the protection of the people. 5. Their servants shall possess the same qualities. 6. They must protect a town from thieves in every direction to the distance of one yojana. 7. (They must protect the country to the distance of) one krośa from each village. 8. They must be made to repay what is stolen within these (boundaries). 9. The (king) shall make them collect the lawful taxes (śulka). 10. A learned Brāhmaṇa is free from taxes, 11. And the women of all castes, 12. And male children before the marks (of puberty appear), 13. And those who live (with a teacher) in order to study, 14. And those who perform austerities, being intent on fulfilling the sacred law, 15. And a Śūdra who lives by washing the feet, 16. Also blind, dumb, deaf, and diseased persons (as long as their infirmities last), 17. And those to whom the acquisition of property is forbidden (as Sannyāsins). 18. A young man who, decked with ornaments, enters unintentionally (a place where) a married woman or a (marriageable) damsel (sits), must be reprimanded.