अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयमकामक्रोधलोभता । भूतप्रियहितेहा च धर्मोऽयं सार्ववर्णिक: ॥ २१ ॥
ahiṁsā satyam asteyam akāma-krodha-lobhatā bhūta-priya-hitehā ca dharmo ’yaṁ sārva-varṇikaḥ
- ahiṁsā
- nonviolence
- satyam
- truthfulness
- asteyam
- honesty
- a-kāma-krodha-lobhatā
- being free from lust, anger and greed
- bhūta
- of all living entities
- priya
- the happiness
- hita
- and welfare
- īhā
- desiring
- ca
- also
- dharmaḥ
- duty
- ayam
- this
- sārva-varṇikaḥ
- for all members of society
Nonviolence, truthfulness, honesty, desire for the happiness and welfare of all others and freedom from lust, anger and greed constitute duties for all members of society.