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