Cc Ādi 3.25
Text
yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas
tat tad evetaro janaḥ
sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute
lokas tad anuvartate
tat tad evetaro janaḥ
sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute
lokas tad anuvartate
Synonyms
yat yat-however; ācarati-behaves; śreṣṭhaḥ-the best man; tat tat-that; eva-certainly; itaraḥ-the lesser; janaḥ-man; saḥ-he; yat-which; pramāṇam-standard; kurute-shows; lokaḥ-the people; tat-that; anuvartate-follow.
Translation
" 'Whatever actions a great man performs, common people follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.'