कर्तव्यमाचरन् कामं अकर्तव्यमनाचरन् । तिष्ठति प्राकृताचारो यः स आर्य इति स्मृतः ॥
कर्तव्यम्what ought to be done
आचरन्performing
अकर्तव्यम्what ought not to be done
अनाचरन्not performing
प्राकृताचारःnatural righteous conduct
आर्यःnoble one
स्मृतःis known/called
One who willingly does what ought to be done, avoids what ought not to be done, and remains steady in natural righteous conduct is called noble (Arya).
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