adhyāpanaṃ [i-ṇic, bhāve-lyuṭ] Teaching, instructing, lecturing, especially on sacred knowledge; one of the (pb) six duties of a Brāhmaṇa. According to Indian law-givers adhyāpana is of three kinds: (1) undertaken for charity, (2) for wages and (3) in consideration of services rendered; cf. Hārīta: adhyāpanaṃ ca trividhaṃdharmārthamṛkthakāraṇam . śuśrūṣākaraṇaṃ ceti trividhaṃparikīrtitam ..