Bhagavad Gita 3.21
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः। स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।
yad yad ācharati śhreṣhṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yat yat | yat yat | whatever |
| ācharati | ācharati | does |
| śhreṣhṭhaḥ | śhreṣhṭhaḥ | the best |
| tat tat | tat tat | that (alone) |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| itaraḥ | itaraḥ | common |
| janaḥ | janaḥ | people |
| saḥ | saḥ | they |
| yat | yat | whichever |
| pramāṇam | pramāṇam | standard |
| kurute | kurute | perform |
| lokaḥ | lokaḥ | world |
| tat | tat | that |
| anuvartate | anuvartate | pursues |
Whatever a great man does, others also do; whatever he establishes as the standard, the world follows.
श्रेष्ठ पुरुष जैसा आचरण करता है, अन्य लोग भी वैसा ही अनुकरण करते हैं; वह पुरुष जो कुछ प्रमाण कर देता है, लोग भी उसका अनुसरण करते हैं।।