यद्यदाचरति श्रेयानितरस्तत्तदीहते । स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥ ४ ॥
yad yad acarati sreyan itaras tat tad ihate sa yat pramanam kurute lokas tad anuvartate
- yat yat
- whatever
- acarati
- executes
- sreyan
- a first-class man with full knowledge of religious principles
- itarah
- the subordinate man
- tat tat
- that
- ihate
- performs
- sah
- he (the great man)
- yat
- whatever
- pramanam
- as evidence or as the right thing
- kurute
- accepts
- lokah
- the general public
- tat
- that
- anuvartate
- follows.
The mass of people follow the example of a leader in society and imitate his behavior. They accept as evidence whatever the leader accepts.