आचारः परमो धर्मः श्रुतिउक्तः स्मार्त एव च । तस्माद् अस्मिन् सदा युक्तो) नित्यं स्याद्) आत्मवान् द्विजः ॥
ācāraḥ paramo dharmaḥ śruti.uktaḥ smārta eva ca | tasmād asmin sadā yukto) nityaṃ syād) ātmavān dvijaḥ ||
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
The rule of conduct is transcendent law, whether it be taught in the revealed texts or in the sacred tradition; hence a twice-born man who possesses regard for himself, should be always careful to (follow) it.
Translated by Georg Bühler