उत्तमान् उत्तमान् एव गच्छन्) हीनांस् तु वर्जयन्) । ब्राह्मणः श्रेष्ठताम् एति) प्रत्यवायेन शूद्रताम् ॥
uttamān uttamān eva gacchan) hīnāṃs tu varjayan) | brāhmaṇaḥ śreṣṭhatām eti) pratyavāyena śūdratām ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
दृढकारी मृदुर् दान्तः क्रूरआचारैर् असंवसन्) । अहिंस्रो दमदानाभ्यां जयेत्) स्वर्गं तथाव्रतः ॥
dṛḍhakārī mṛdur dāntaḥ krūra.ācārair a.saṃvasan) | ahiṃsro dama.dānābhyāṃ jayet) svargaṃ tathā.vrataḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
एधौदकं मूलफलम् अन्नम् अभ्युद्यतं च यत् । सर्वतः प्रतिगृह्णीयात्)- मधु-अथ-अभयदक्षिणाम् ॥
edha.udakaṃ mūla.phalam annam abhyudyataṃ ca yat | sarvataḥ pratigṛhṇīyāt)- madhu-atha-abhayadakṣiṇām ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
आहृतअभ्युद्यतां भिक्षां पुरस्ताद् अप्रचोदिताम् । मेने) प्रजापतिर् ग्राह्याम् अपि दुष्कृतकर्मणः ॥
āhṛta.abhyudyatāṃ bhikṣāṃ purastād a.pracoditām | mene) prajāpatir grāhyām api duṣkṛta.karmaṇaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
न-अश्नन्ति) पितरस् तस्य दशवर्षाणि पञ्च च ॥ न च हव्यं वहत्य्) अग्निर् यस् ताम् अभ्यवमन्यते) ॥
na-aśnanti) pitaras tasya daśavarṣāṇi pañca ca || na ca havyaṃ vahaty) agnir yas tām abhyavamanyate) ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
शय्यां गृहान् कुशान् गन्धान् अपः पुष्पं मणीन् दधि । धाना मत्स्यान् पयो मांसं शाकं च-एव न निर्णुदेत्) ॥
śayyāṃ gṛhān kuśān gandhān apaḥ puṣpaṃ maṇīn dadhi | dhānā matsyān payo māṃsaṃ śākaṃ ca-eva na nirṇudet) ||
A couch, a house, Kui*a grass, perfumes,
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
गुरून् भृत्यांश् च-उज्जिहीर्षन्न्) अर्चिष्यन्) देवताअतिथीन् । सर्वतः प्रतिगृह्णीयान्) न तु तृप्येत्) स्वयं ततः ॥
gurūn bhṛtyāṃś ca-ujjihīrṣann) arciṣyan) devatā.atithīn | sarvataḥ pratigṛhṇīyān) na tu tṛpyet) svayaṃ tataḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
गुरुषु त्व् अभ्यतीतेषु विना वा तैर् गृहे वसन्) । आत्मनो वृत्तिम् अन्विच्छन्) गृह्णीयात्) साधुतः सदा ॥
guruṣu tv abhyatīteṣu vinā vā tair gṛhe vasan) | ātmano vṛttim anvicchan) gṛhṇīyāt) sādhutaḥ sadā ||
But if his Gurus are dead, or if he lives separate from them in (another) house, let him, when he seeks a subsistence, accept (presents) from good men alone.
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
आर्धिकः कुलमित्रं च गोपालो दासनापितौ । एते शूद्रेषु भोज्यअन्ना याश् च-आत्मानं निवेदयेत्) ॥
ārdhikaḥ kulamitraṃ ca gopālo dāsa.nāpitau | ete śūdreṣu bhojya.annā yāś ca-ātmānaṃ nivedayet) ||
His labourer in tillage, a friend of his family, his cow-herd, his slave, and his barber are, among •Sudras, those whose food he may eat, likewise (a poor man) who offers himself (to be his slave).
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
यादृशो ऽअस्य भवेद्) आत्मा यादृशं च चिकीर्षितम् । यथा च-उपचरेद्) एनं तथा-आत्मानं निवेदयेत्) ॥
yādṛśo 'asya bhaved) ātmā yādṛśaṃ ca cikīrṣitam | yathā ca-upacared) enaṃ tathā-ātmānaṃ nivedayet) ||
As his character is, as the work is which he desires to perform, and as the manner is in which he means to serve, even so (a voluntary slave) must offer himself.
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
यो ऽअन्यथा सन्तम् आत्मानम् अन्यथा सत्सु भाषते) । स पापकृत्तमो लोके स्तेन आत्मअपहारकः ॥
yo 'anyathā santam ātmānam anyathā satsu bhāṣate) | sa pāpakṛttamo loke stena ātma.apahārakaḥ ||
He who describes himself to virtuous (men), in a manner contrary to truth, is the most sinful (wretch) in this world; he is a thief who makes away with his own self.
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
वाच्य् अर्था नियताः सर्वे वाच्मूला वाच्विनिःसृताः । तांस् तु यः स्तेनयेद्) वाचं स सर्वस्तेयकृत्- नरः ॥ [म्तान् तु?]
vācy arthā niyatāḥ sarve vāc.mūlā vāc.viniḥsṛtāḥ | tāṃs tu yaḥ stenayed) vācaṃ sa sarvasteyakṛt- naraḥ || [M.tān tu?]
All things (have their nature) determined by speech; speech is their root, and from speech they proceed; but he who is dishonest with respect to speech, is dishonest in everything.
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
महर्षिपितृदेवानां गत्वा)-आनृण्यं यथाविधि । पुत्रे सर्वं समासज्य) वसेन्) माध्यस्थ्यम् आस्श्रितः) ॥ [मास्थितः]
maharṣi.pitṛ.devānāṃ gatvā)-ānṛṇyaṃ yathāvidhi | putre sarvaṃ samāsajya) vasen) mādhyasthyam āsśritaḥ) || [M.āsthitaḥ]
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
एकाकी चिन्तयेन्) नित्यं विविक्ते हितम् आत्मनः । [म्हितम् आत्मनि ] एकाकी चिन्तयानो) हि परं श्रेयो ऽअधिगच्छति) ॥
ekākī cintayen) nityaṃ vivikte hitam ātmanaḥ | [M.hitam ātmani ] ekākī cintayāno) hi paraṃ śreyo 'adhigacchati) ||
Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul; for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss.
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
एषा-उदिता गृहस्थस्य वृत्तिर् विप्रस्य शाश्वती । स्नातकव्रतकल्पश् च सत्त्ववृद्धिकरः शुभः ॥
eṣā-uditā gṛhasthasya vṛttir viprasya śāśvatī | snātakavratakalpaś ca sattvavṛddhikaraḥ śubhaḥ ||
Thus have been declared the means by which a Brāhmaṇa householder must always subsist, and the summary of the ordinances for a Snataka, which cause an increase of holiness and are praiseworthy.
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
अनेन विप्रो वृत्तेन वर्तयन्) वेदशास्त्रवित् । व्यपेतकल्मषो नित्यं ब्रह्मलोके महीयते) ॥
anena vipro vṛttena vartayan) veda.śāstravit | vyapeta.kalmaṣo nityaṃ brahmaloke mahīyate) ||
A Brāhmaṇa who, being learned in the lore of the Vedas, conducts himself in this manner and daily destroys his sins, will be exalted in Brahman's world.
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.