yad yad Ächarati Å›reṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramÄṇaá¹ kurute lokas tad anuvartate [21]

yat yat–However; Å›reṣṭaḥ–the great personality; Ächarati–conducts himself; itaraḥ janaḥ–other lesser men; (Ächarati)–will conduct themselves; tat tat eva–accordingly. yat–Whatever; saḥ–the great personality; kurute–accepts; pramÄṇam–as the standard; lokaḥ– ordinary men; tat anuvartate–follow that. [21]


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The masses follow the ways of great men, following the standards they set.

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