यदृच्छयोपपन्नेन शुक्लेनोपार्जितेन वा । धनेनापीडयन् भृत्यान् न्यायेनैवाहरेत् क्रतून् ॥ ५१ ॥
yadṛcchayopapannena śuklenopārjitena vā dhanenāpīḍayan bhṛtyān nyāyenaivāharet kratūn
- yadṛcchayā
- without endeavor
- upapannena
- which is acquired
- śuklena
- by one’s honest occupation
- upārjitena
- acquired
- vā
- or
- dhanena
- with money
- apīḍayan
- not subjecting to discomfort
- bhṛtyān
- dependents
- nyāyena
- properly
- eva
- indeed
- āharet
- one should perform
- kratūn
- sacrifices and other religious ceremonies
A householder should comfortably maintain his dependents either with money that comes of its own accord or with that gathered by honest execution of one’s duties. According to one’s means, one should perform sacrifices and other religious ceremonies.