SYNONYMS

yat–whatever; yat–and whichever; acarati–does he act; sresthah–a respectable leader; tat–that; tat–and that alone; eva–certainly; itarah–common; janah–person; sah–he; yat–whichever; pramanam–evidence; kurute–does perform; lokah–all the world; tat–that; anuvartate–follow in the footsteps.

TRANSLATION

Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.