Instructions for Civilized Human Beings
यद् यस्य वानिषिद्धं स्याद्येन यत्र यतो नृप । स तेनेहेत कार्याणि नरो नान्यैरनापदि ॥ ६६ ॥
Transliteration
yad yasya vāniṣiddhaṁ syād yena yatra yato nṛpa sa teneheta kāryāṇi naro nānyair anāpadi
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
yat — whatever; yasya — of a man; vā — either; aniṣiddham — not forbidden; syāt — it is so; yena — by which means; yatra — in place and time; yataḥ — from which; nṛpa — O King; saḥ — such a person; tena — by such a process; īheta — should perform; kāryāṇi — prescribed activities; naraḥ — a person; na — not; anyaiḥ — by other ways; anāpadi — in the absence of danger.
Translation
“In normal conditions, in the absence of danger, O King Yudhiṣṭhira, a man should perform his prescribed activities according to his status of life with the things, endeavors, process and living place that are not forbidden for him, and not by any other means.”