षट्सप्तत्यङ्गुलोत्सेधः पशूनां ककुदस्तु वै
The height of the hump of cattle is indeed seventy-six fingers,
अङ्गुलानां सहस्रं तु चत्वारिंशाङ्गुलैर्विना
A thousand fingers, except for forty fingers,
मानुषस्य शरीरस्य सन्निवेशस्तु यादृशः
Such is the structure of the human body,
बुद्ध्यातिशययुक्तश्च देवानां काय उच्यते
The body of the gods is said to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence,
इत्येते वै परिक्रान्ता भावा ये दिव्यमानुषाः
Thus have been described these divine and human forms,
गावो ह्यजावयो ऽश्वाश्च हस्तिनः पक्षिणो नगाः
Cows, goats, horses, elephants, birds, and trees,
देवस्थानेषु जायन्ते तद्रूपा एव ते पुनः
Are born in the abodes of the gods, and they appear in those forms again,
तेषां रूपानुरूपैस्तु प्रमाणैः स्थाणुजङ्गमैः
With measures corresponding to their forms, both stationary and moving beings,
अतः शिष्टान्प्रवक्ष्यामि सतः साधूंस्तथैव च
Now I shall declare the remaining ones, those who are virtuous as well,
साजात्याद्ब्रह्मणस्त्वेते तेन सन्तः प्रचक्षते
These indeed are born from Brahman of the same kind, therefore they are called the virtuous,
न क्रुध्यन्ति न त्दृष्यन्ति जितात्मानस्तु ते स्मृताः
They do not get angry, nor are they seen to do so; those who have mastered themselves are remembered thus,
ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशो यस्माद्युक्तास्तस्मा द्द्विजातयः
Because Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas are united, therefore they are called the twice-born,
श्रौतस्मार्तस्य धर्मस्य ज्ञानाद्धर्मज्ञ उच्यते
One who knows the dharma, both Vedic and Smriti, through knowledge is called a knower of dharma,
गृहाणां साधनाच्चैव गृहस्थः साधुरुच्यते
And by the means of householders, a householder is called virtuous.
यतमानो यतिः साधुः स्मृतो योगस्य साधनात्
The ascetic who strives is called virtuous, because of his pursuit of yoga.
गृहस्थो ब्रह्मचारी च वानप्रस्थो यतिस्तथा
A householder, a student, a forest-dweller, and likewise an ascetic—
अयं धर्मो ह्ययं नेति विन्दते भिन्नदर्शनाः
‘This is righteousness, this is not’—thus do those of differing views discern.
कुशलाकुशलं कर्म धर्माधर्माविह स्मृताम्
Action is declared here as skillful or unskillful, and as righteous or unrighteous.
अधारणामहत्त्वे च अधर्म इति चोच्यते
When there is lack of support or greatness, it is said to be unrighteousness.
अधर्मश्चानिष्टफलोह्याचार्यैरुपदिश्यते
And unrighteousness, being of undesirable result, is taught by the teachers.
सम्यग्विनीता ऋजवस्तानाचार्यान्प्रजक्षते
Those who are properly trained and upright are called teachers.
आचिनोति च शास्त्राणि आचार्यस्तेन चोच्यते
And he who gathers the scriptures is also called a teacher for that reason.
दाराग्निहोत्रसम्बन्धाद्द्विधा श्रौतस्य लक्षणम्
Because of the connection with wife and sacred fire, the mark of the Vedic ritual is twofold.
पूर्वेभ्यो वेदयित्वेह श्रौतं सप्तर्ष यो ऽब्रुवन्
Here, the Seven Sages declared the Vedic ritual after learning it from the ancients.
मन्वन्तरस्यातीतस्य स्मृत्वाचारान्मनुर्जगौ
Recalling the practices of the past age, Manu proclaimed them.
स एष विविधो धर्मः शिष्टाचार इहोच्यते
Thus, this manifold righteousness is here called the conduct of the worthy.
मन्वन्तरेषु ये शिष्टा इह तिष्ठन्ति धार्मिकाः
Those worthy ones who abide here in righteousness in the ages of Manu—
धर्मार्थं ये च तिष्ठन्ति ताञ्छिष्टान्वै प्रचक्षते
And those who abide here for the sake of righteousness—these are indeed called the worthy.
तैः शिष्टैश्चरितो धर्मः सम्यगेव युगे युगे
The righteousness practiced by those worthy ones is always proper in every age.
शिष्टैराचर्यते यस्मान्मनुना च पुनः पुनः
Because it is practiced by the worthy and repeatedly by Manu,