स्नात्वा न मार्जयेद्गात्रं विसृजेन्न शिखां पथि
After bathing, one should not rub the body, nor discard hair-tufts on the path.
नोत्पाटयेल्लोमनखं दशनेन कदाचन
One should never pull out hair or nails with the teeth.
शुभायन यदायत्यां त्यजेत्तत्कर्म यत्नतः
When a journey is auspicious, one should carefully avoid improper acts.
क्रीडेन्नाक्षैः सहासीत न धर्मघ्नैर्न रोगिभिः
One should not play dice, nor sit with those who violate dharma or are diseased.
आर्द्रपादकरास्योश्नन्दीर्घकालं च जीवति
He who has moist feet, hands, and mouth lives long.
शयनस्थो न चाश्नीयान्नपिबेन्न जपेद्द्विजः
A twice-born should not eat, drink, or recite while lying down.
सर्वं तिलमयं नाद्यात्सायं शर्माभिलाषुकः
One desiring well-being should not eat food made entirely of sesame in the evening.
नाधितिष्ठेत्तुषांगार भस्मकेशकपालिकाः 4.1.38.
One should not sit upon husks, charcoal, ashes, hair, or skulls.
श्रावयेद्वैदिकं मंत्रं न शूद्राय कदाचन
One should never recite a Vedic mantra to a Shudra.
धर्मोपदेशः शूद्राणां स्वश्रेयः प्रतिघातयेत्
Instruction in dharma to Shudras would obstruct their own welfare.
कंडूयनं हि शिरसः पाणिभ्यां न शुभं मतम्
It is not considered auspicious to scratch the head with the hands.
अशास्त्रवर्तिनो भूपाल्लुब्धात्कृत्वा प्रतिग्रहम्
Having accepted gifts from a king who does not follow the scriptures, or from a greedy one—
अकालविद्युत्स्तनिते वर्षर्तौ पांसुवर्षणे
At the time of unseasonal lightning, thunder, or rain of dust during the rainy season—
उल्कापाते च भूकंपे दिग्दाहे मध्यरात्रिषु
At the fall of meteors, during earthquakes, when the quarters are burning, or at midnight—
दर्शाष्टकासु भूतायां श्राद्धिकं प्रतिगृह्य च
When evil omens appear on new and full moon days, or after accepting offerings for the dead—
खरोष्ट्रक्रोष्ट्र विरुते समवाये रुदत्यपि
When there is the braying of donkeys, camels, or jackals, or when there is a gathering and even weeping—
आरण्यकमधीत्यापि बाणसाम्नोरपि ध्वनौ
Even after studying the Aranyaka, or when the sound of the Bānasāman is heard—
कृतांतरायो न पठेद्भेकाखु श्वाहि बभ्रुभिः 4.1.38.
If there is an interruption, one should not recite when there are frogs, mice, dogs, or mongooses.
अनायुष्यकरं चैव परदारोपसर्पणम्
Approaching another man's wife indeed causes loss of lifespan.
पूर्वर्द्धिभिः परित्यक्तमात्मानं नावमानयेत्
One should not despise oneself, abandoned by former prosperity.
सत्यं ब्रूयात्प्रियं ब्रूयान्नब्रूयात्सत्यमप्रियम्
One should speak the truth, speak what is pleasant, and not speak unpleasant truth.
भद्रमेव वदेन्नित्यं भद्रमेव विचिंतयेत्
One should always speak what is auspicious and always contemplate what is auspicious.
रूपवित्तकुलैर्हीनान्सुधीर्नाधिक्षिपेन्नरान्
A wise person should not insult men who lack beauty, wealth, or family.
वाचोवेगं मनोवेगं जिह्वावेगं च वर्जयेत्
One should restrain the impulse of speech, the impulse of the mind, and the impulse of the tongue.
गोब्राह्मणाग्नीनुच्छिष्ट पाणिना नैव संस्पृशेत्
One should not touch cows, Brahmins, or fire with a hand that is unclean from eating.
गुह्यजान्यपि लोमानि तत्स्पर्शादशुचिर्भवेत्
Even the hairs that are born in secret places become impure by such contact.
निष्ठीवनं च श्लेष्माणं गृहाद्दूरं विनिक्षिपेत् अद्रोहवत्या बुद्ध्या च पूर्वं जन्म स्मरेद्द्विजः
He should spit out phlegm far from the house, and, with a mind free from malice, a twice-born should remember his previous birth.
वृद्धान्प्रयत्नाद्वंदेत दद्यात्तेषां स्वमासनम् 4.1.38.
He should diligently honor the elders and offer them his own seat.
श्रुति भूदेव देवानां नृप साधु तपस्विनाम्
The Veda is the authority for the gods, the earth-gods, kings, the virtuous, and ascetics.
न मनुष्यस्तुतिं कुर्यान्नात्मानमपमानयेत्
One should not praise men, nor should one demean oneself.