न च क्रोधवशं गच्छेद्द्वेषं रागं च वर्जयेत् । लोभं दंभं तथा शाठ्यं ह्यसूयां ज्ञानकुत्सनम्
One should not give in to 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, sorrow, and delusion; one should not harm anyone, but may discipline a son or student.
न हीनानुपसेवेत न च तृष्णामतिः क्वचित् । नात्मानं चावमन्येत दैन्यं यत्नेन वर्जयेत्
One should not associate with the lowly, nor let the mind be overcome by craving; one should not belittle oneself, and should diligently avoid self-pity.
न विशिष्टमसत्कुर्यान्नात्मानं वासनाद्बुधः । न नखेन लिखेद्भूमिं गां च संवेशयन्नहि
A wise person should not dishonor the distinguished or himself out of desire; he should not scratch the ground with his nails or sweep the earth while sitting.
न नदीषु नदीं ब्रूयात्पर्वतेषु च पर्वतान् । आवासे भोजने वापि न त्यजेत्सहयायिनम्
One should not call a river by the name of another river, nor a mountain by the name of another mountain; in a dwelling or at a meal, one should not abandon a companion.
नावगाहेदपो नग्नो वह्निं नातिव्रजेत्तथा । शिरोभ्यंगावशिष्टेन तैलेनांगं न लेपयेत्
One should not enter water naked, nor walk past fire excessively; one should not anoint the body with oil left over from anointing the head.
न सर्प शस्त्रैः क्रीडेत स्वानि खानि न संस्पृशेत् । रोमाणि च रहस्यानि नाशिष्टेन सह व्रजेत्
One should not play with snakes or weapons, nor touch one's own wounds; one should not travel with someone who is impure or shares one's secrets.
न पाणि पाद वाङ्नेत्र चापल्यं समुपाश्रयेत् । न शिश्नोदरचापल्यं न च श्रवणयोः क्वचित्
One should not indulge in frivolity with the hands, feet, speech, or eyes; nor in wantonness with 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 other body parts, nor drink water with joined hands; one should never strike water with the navel, 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 the language of foreigners, nor drag a seat with the feet.
नखभेदनमास्फोटं छेदनं वा विलेखनम् । कुर्य्याद्विमर्द्दनं धीमान्नाकस्मादेव निष्फलम्
A wise person should not, without reason, pointlessly pierce the nails, make loud noises, cut, scratch, or rub the body.
नोत्संगे भक्षयेद्भक्ष्यं वृथा चेष्टां न चाचरेत् । न नृत्येदथवा गायेन्न वादित्राणि वादयेत्
One should not eat food while lying down, 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 pressed together; nor should one praise the gods, even the lord of speech, with worldly verses.
नाक्षैः क्रीडेन्न धावेत नाप्सु विण्मूत्रमाचरेत् । नोच्छिष्टः संविशेन्नित्यं न नग्नः स्नानमाचरेत्
One should not play with dice, run about, or pass urine or feces in water; one should not habitually lie down after eating, nor bathe while naked.
न गच्छंस्तु पठेद्वापि न चैव स्वशिरः स्पृशेत् । न दंतैर्नखरोमाणि च्छिंद्यात्सुप्तं न बोधयेत्
One should not recite 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 at improper times, nor approach funeral smoke; one should not sleep in an empty house, nor put on shoes by oneself.
नाकारणाद्वा निष्ठीवेन्न बाहुभ्यां नदीं तरेत् । न पादक्षालनं कुर्यात्पादेनैव कदाचन
One should not spit without cause, nor cross a river with the 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 by the fire, nor wash them in a bronze vessel; one should not stretch out the feet toward a deity, a Brahmin, or a cow.
वाय्वग्निनृपविप्रान्वा सूर्यं वा शशिनं प्रति । अशुद्धः शयनं पानं स्वाध्यायं स्नान भोजनम्
When impure, one should not approach the wind, fire, king, Brahmins, sun, or moon, nor lie down, drink, study, bathe, or eat.
बहिर्निष्क्रमणं चैव न कुर्वीत कदाचन । स्वप्नमध्ययनं स्नानमुद्वर्तं भोजनं गतिम्
One should never go outside, sleep, study, bathe, anoint the body, eat, or travel during the two twilights and at midday.
उभयोः संध्ययोर्नित्यं मध्याह्ने चैव वर्जयेत् । न स्पृशेत्पाणिनोच्छिष्टो विप्रो गो ब्राह्मणानलान्
At both twilights and at midday, one should always avoid these; one who is impure should not touch with the hand food, a Brahmin, a cow, or fire.
न चालनं पदा वापि न देवप्रतिमां स्पृशेत् । नाशुद्धोग्निं परिचरेन्न देवान्कीर्तयेदृषीन्
One should not move with the feet, nor touch an image of a deity; one should not tend an impure fire, nor praise gods or sages at such a time.
नावगाहेदगाधांबु धावयेन्नाऽनिमित्ततः । न वामहस्तेनोद्धृत्य पिबेद्वक्त्रेण वा जलम्
One should not enter deep water, nor wash without cause; one should not drink water by lifting it with the left hand or with the mouth.
नोत्तरेदनुपस्पृश्य नाप्सु रेतः समुत्सृजेत् । अमेध्यालिप्तमर्हं वा लोहितं वा विषाणि वा
One should not perform the morning cleansing without rinsing, nor emit semen in water; one should not touch anything smeared with impurity, blood, or horns.
व्यतिक्रामेन्न स्रवंतीं नाप्सु मैथुनमाचरेत् । चैत्यवृक्षं न वै छिंद्यान्नाप्सु ष्ठीवनमाचरेत्
One should not cross a flowing stream, nor engage in sexual acts in water; one should not cut a sacred tree, nor spit in water.
नास्थिभस्मकपालानि न केशान्न च कंटकान् । तुषांगारकरीषं वा नाधितिष्ठेत्कदाचन
One should never sit upon bones, ashes, skulls, hair, thorns, chaff, coals, or dung.
न चाग्निं लंघयेद्धीमान्नोपदध्यादधः क्वचित् । न चैनं पादतः कुर्य्याच्छूर्पेण न धमेद्बुधः
A wise person should not step over fire, nor ever place it below; nor should he touch it with his foot, nor fan it with a winnowing basket.
न वृक्षमवरोहेत नावेक्षेताशुचिः क्वचित् । अग्नौ न च क्षिपेदग्निं नाद्भिः प्रशमयेत्तथा
He should not climb a tree, nor look upon it while impure; nor should he throw fire into fire, nor extinguish it with water.
सुहृन्मरणमात्रं वा स्वयं न श्रावयेत्परान् । अपण्यं कूटपण्यं वा विक्रयेन प्रयोजयेत्
He should not make others hear of a friend's death, nor his own; nor should he sell goods that are forbidden or fraudulent.
न वह्निं मुखनिःश्वासैर्ज्वालयेन्नाशुचिर्बुधः । पुण्यस्थानोदकस्थाने सीमांतं वाहयेन्न तु
A wise person, being impure, should not kindle fire with his breath; nor should he cause water from a sacred place or boundary to be carried.