आचाराद् विच्युतो) विप्रो न वेदफलम् अश्नुते) । आचारेण तु संयुक्तः) सम्पूर्णफलभाज् भवेत्) ॥ [म्। संपूर्णफलभाक् स्मृतः]
ācārād vicyuto) vipro na vedaphalam aśnute) | ācāreṇa tu saṃyuktaḥ) sampūrṇaphalabhāj bhavet) || [M. saṃpūrṇaphalabhāk smṛtaḥ]
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
A Brahmana who departs from the rule of conduct, does not reap the fruit of the Veda, but he who duly follows it, will obtain the full reward.
Translated by Georg Bühler