yad yad Äcarati Å›reá¹£á¹has
tat tad evetaro janaḥ
sa yat pramÄṇaá¹ kurute
lokas tad anuvartate
yat yat - however; Äcarati - behaves; Å›reá¹£á¹haḥ - the best man; tat tat - that; eva - certainly; itaraḥ - the lesser; janaḥ - men; saḥ - he; yat - which; pramÄṇam - standard; kurute - shows; lokaḥ - the people; tat - that; anuvartate - follow.
This is a quotation from the Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (3.21).