ऋतं च स्वाध्यायप्रवचने च ।सत्यं च स्वाध्यायप्रवचने च ।तपश्च स्वाध्यायप्रवचने च ।दमश्च स्वाध्यायप्रवचने च ।शमश्च स्वाध्यायप्रवचने च ।अग्नयश्च स्वाध्यायप्रवचने च ।अग्निहोत्रं च स्वाध्यायप्रवचने च ।अतिथयश्च स्वाध्यायप्रवचने च ।मानुषं च स्वाध्यायप्रवचने च ।प्रजा च स्वाध्यायप्रवचने च ।प्रजनश्च स्वाध्यायप्रवचने च ।प्रजातिश्च स्वाध्यायप्रवचने च ।सत्यमिति सत्यवचा राथीतरः ।तप इति तपोनित्यः पौरुशिष्टिः ।स्वाध्यायप्रवचने एवेति नाको मौद्गल्यः ।तद्धि तपस्तद्धि तपः ॥ १ ॥
In plain words
Right, and study and teaching. Truth, and study and teaching. Austerity, and study and teaching. Self-restraint, and study and teaching. Tranquillity, and study and teaching. The sacred fires, and study and teaching. The fire offering, and study and teaching. Guests, and study and teaching. Human duty, and study and teaching. Offspring, and study and teaching. Begetting, and study and teaching. Procreation, and study and teaching. "Truth," says Satyavacas of the line of Rathītara. "Austerity," says Taponitya, son of Puruśiṣṭa. "Study and teaching alone," says Nāka, son of Mudgala; for that is austerity, that indeed is austerity.