yat yat - however; ācarati - behaves; śreṣṭhaḥ - the best man; tat tat - that; eva - certainly; itaraḥ - the lesser; janaḥ - man; saḥ - he; yat - which; pramāṇam - standard; kurute - shows; lokaḥ - the people; tat - that; anuvartate - follow.

“ ‘Whatever actions a great man performs, common people follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.’