नाशुचिः सूर्यसोमादीन्ग्रहानालोकयेद्बुधः । नाभिभाषेत च परमुच्छिष्टो वावगुंठितः
A wise person should not look at the sun, moon, or planets while impure; nor should one speak to another while eating or with the mouth covered.
न पश्येत्प्रेतसंस्पर्शं न क्रुद्धस्य गुरोर्मुखम् । न तैलोदकयोश्छायां न पंक्तिं भोजने सति
One should not see the touching of a corpse, nor the face of an angry teacher; nor the shadow of oil or water, nor a row of people eating.
न मुक्तबंधनं पश्येन्नोन्मत्तं गजमेव वा । नाश्नीयाद्भार्यया सार्द्धं नैनामीक्षेत चाश्नतीम्
One should not see someone being unbound, nor a mad elephant; one should not eat together with one's wife, nor look at her while she is eating.
क्षुवतीं जृंभमाणां वा नासनस्थां यथासुखम् । नोदके चात्मनो रूपं शुभं वाशुभमेव वा
One should not look at a woman sneezing, yawning, or sitting as she pleases; nor at one's own reflection in water, whether it is auspicious or inauspicious.
न लंघयेच्च मतिमान्नाधितिष्ठेत्कदाचन । न शूद्राय मतिं दद्यात्कृसरं पायसं दधि
A wise person should not step over or sit upon (the Vedas); nor should he ever give to a Shudra his mind, or rice, porridge, or curds.
नोच्छिष्टं वा मधु घृतं न च कृष्णाजिनं हविः । न चैवास्मै व्रतं ब्रूयान्न च धर्मं वदेद्बुधः
Nor should he give to him food that is left over, honey, ghee, or sacrificial offerings on a black antelope skin; nor should he teach him a vow or speak to him of dharma.
न च क्रोधवशं गच्छेद्द्वेषं रागं च वर्जयेत् । लोभं दंभं तथा शाठ्यं ह्यसूयां ज्ञानकुत्सनम्
One should not be overcome by anger, and should avoid hatred and passion; also greed, hypocrisy, deceit, envy, and disparagement of knowledge.
ईर्ष्यां मदं तथाशोकं मोहं च परिवर्जयेत् । न कुर्यात्कस्यचित्पीडां सुतं शिष्यं तु ताडयेत्
One should avoid jealousy, pride, grief, and delusion; one should not harm anyone, but may discipline a son or a student.
न हीनानुपसेवेत न च तृष्णामतिः क्वचित् । नात्मानं चावमन्येत दैन्यं यत्नेन वर्जयेत्
One should not associate with the lowly, nor ever be greedy; one should not belittle oneself, and should diligently avoid dejection.
न विशिष्टमसत्कुर्यान्नात्मानं वासनाद्बुधः । न नखेन लिखेद्भूमिं गां च संवेशयन्नहि
One should not disrespect the distinguished, nor should the wise person disparage himself out of habit; one should not scratch the ground with the nail, nor arrange the earth while seated.
न नदीषु नदीं ब्रूयात्पर्वतेषु च पर्वतान् । आवासे भोजने वापि न त्यजेत्सहयायिनम्
One should not call a river by another river's name, nor a mountain by another mountain's name; whether dwelling or eating, one should not abandon a companion.
नावगाहेदपो नग्नो वह्निं नातिव्रजेत्तथा । शिरोभ्यंगावशिष्टेन तैलेनांगं न लेपयेत्
One should not enter water naked, nor cross fire excessively; one should not anoint the body with oil left over from head-massage.
न सर्प शस्त्रैः क्रीडेत स्वानि खानि न संस्पृशेत् । रोमाणि च रहस्यानि नाशिष्टेन सह व्रजेत्
One should not play with snakes or weapons, nor touch their own cavities; one should not travel with a person who is unclean, nor reveal secret body parts.
न पाणि पाद वाङ्नेत्र चापल्यं समुपाश्रयेत् । न शिश्नोदरचापल्यं न च श्रवणयोः क्वचित्
One should not indulge in restlessness of hands, feet, speech, or eyes; nor in restlessness of the genitals, belly, or ears at any time.
न चांगनखवाद्यं वै कुर्यान्नांजलिना पिबेत् । नाभिहन्याज्जलं पद्भ्यां पाणिना वा कदाचन
One should not make sounds with the fingernails or drink with joined hands; one should never strike water with the feet or hands.
न शातयेदिष्टिकाभिर्मूलानि च फलानि च । न म्लेच्छभाषणं शिक्षेन्नाकर्षेच्च पदासनम्
One should not break roots or fruits with bricks; one should not learn barbarous speech, nor drag a seat with the foot.
नखभेदनमास्फोटं छेदनं वा विलेखनम् । कुर्य्याद्विमर्द्दनं धीमान्नाकस्मादेव निष्फलम्
A wise person should not break nails, make loud noises, cut, or scratch without reason; one may massage, but not pointlessly or suddenly.
नोत्संगे भक्षयेद्भक्ष्यं वृथा चेष्टां न चाचरेत् । न नृत्येदथवा गायेन्न वादित्राणि वादयेत्
One should not eat food while reclining, nor engage in useless activity; one should not dance, sing, or play musical instruments.
न संहताभ्यां पाणिभ्यां कंडूयेदात्मनः शिरः । न लौकिकैस्तवैर्देवांस्तोषयेद्वाक्पतेरपि
One should not scratch one's head with both hands together; one should not praise the gods, even the Lord of Speech, with worldly songs.
नाक्षैः क्रीडेन्न धावेत नाप्सु विण्मूत्रमाचरेत् । नोच्छिष्टः संविशेन्नित्यं न नग्नः स्नानमाचरेत्
One should not play with dice, nor run about, nor urinate or defecate in water; one should not ever lie down while impure, nor bathe naked.
न गच्छंस्तु पठेद्वापि न चैव स्वशिरः स्पृशेत् । न दंतैर्नखरोमाणि च्छिंद्यात्सुप्तं न बोधयेत्
One should not read while walking, nor touch one's own head; one should not cut nails or hair with the teeth, nor wake someone who is sleeping.
नाबालातपमासेवेत्प्रेतधूमं विवर्जयेत् । नैव स्वप्याच्छून्यगेहे स्वयं नोपानहौ हरेत्
One should not expose oneself to the sun as a child, nor approach funeral smoke; one should not sleep in an empty house, nor wear shoes oneself indoors.
नाकारणाद्वा निष्ठीवेन्न बाहुभ्यां नदीं तरेत् । न पादक्षालनं कुर्यात्पादेनैव कदाचन
One should not spit without cause, nor cross a river with both arms; one should never wash the feet with the foot itself.
नाग्नौ प्रतापयेत्पादौ न कांस्ये धावयेद्बुधः । नाभिप्रसारयेद्देवं ब्राह्मणान्गामथापि वा
One should not warm the feet at the fire, nor wash them in a bronze vessel; one should not stretch out the feet toward a god, a Brahmin, a cow, or even a river.
वाय्वग्निनृपविप्रान्वा सूर्यं वा शशिनं प्रति । अशुद्धः शयनं पानं स्वाध्यायं स्नान भोजनम्
Toward wind, fire, king, Brahmins, sun, or moon, one should not, while impure, approach bed, drink, study, bathe, or eat.
बहिर्निष्क्रमणं चैव न कुर्वीत कदाचन । स्वप्नमध्ययनं स्नानमुद्वर्तं भोजनं गतिम्
One should never go outside, sleep, study, bathe, apply ointment, eat, or travel while impure.
उभयोः संध्ययोर्नित्यं मध्याह्ने चैव वर्जयेत् । न स्पृशेत्पाणिनोच्छिष्टो विप्रो गो ब्राह्मणानलान्
One should always avoid, during both twilights and at midday, touching with unwashed hands a cow, a Brahmin, or fire.
न चालनं पदा वापि न देवप्रतिमां स्पृशेत् । नाशुद्धोग्निं परिचरेन्न देवान्कीर्तयेदृषीन्
One should not move anything with the foot, nor touch an image of a deity; one should not tend to impure fire, nor recite the names of gods or sages.
नावगाहेदगाधांबु धावयेन्नाऽनिमित्ततः । न वामहस्तेनोद्धृत्य पिबेद्वक्त्रेण वा जलम्
One should not enter deep water or bathe without cause; nor should one drink water by lifting it with the left hand or by mouth.
नोत्तरेदनुपस्पृश्य नाप्सु रेतः समुत्सृजेत् । अमेध्यालिप्तमर्हं वा लोहितं वा विषाणि वा
One should not eat without rinsing the mouth, nor emit semen into water; nor touch what is smeared with filth, blood, or excrement.