यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठः तत्तदेवेतरो जनः । स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥
यत्whatever
यत्whatever (yat-yat: whatever)
आचरतिpractises / does
श्रेष्ठःthe great / best
तत्that
तत्that (tat-tat: just that)
एवonly / indeed
इतरःother (people)
जनःpeople / folk
सःhe
यत्what(ever)
प्रमाणम्standard / authority
कुरुतेsets / makes
लोकःthe world
तत्that
अनुवर्ततेfollows
Whatever a great person does, common people follow. Whatever standard he sets by exemplary acts, the world pursues.
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