42. Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, and also uprightness, knowledge, wisdom, faith, — these are the duties of the Brah- ma^as, born of nature.

Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain

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• tranquility (control of the mind)
• self-restraint (control of the senses)
• austerity
• purity
• forbearance/patience
• uprightness/straightforwardness
• indeed, and
• knowledge (theoretical)
• wisdom (realized/practical knowledge)
• faith/belief in scripture and the divine
• the duty of a Brahmin
• born of one's own nature