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Bhagavad Gītā 3.21, word by word
BG 3.21
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः। स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते
yad yad ācharati śhreṣhṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate
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In English
For whatever a great man does, others imitate; people conform to the standard he has set.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Whatever a great man does, others also do; whatever he establishes as the standard, the world follows.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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