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          शासन Discipline
          तैत्तिरीय उपनिषद् . Taittiriya Upanishad.


                                  
वेदमनूच्याचार्योऽन्तेवासिनमनुशास्ति . Having taught the Veda,the Teacher instructs the Pupil.
 
सत्यं वद . Speak the Truth.
धर्मं चर . Practise Virtue.
स्वाध्यायान्मा प्रमदः . Do not neglect your daily Study.
आचार्याय प्रियं धनमाहृत्य Offer to the Teacher whatever pleases him,
प्रजातन्तुं मा व्यवच्छेत्सीः . Do not cut off the line of progeny.
सत्यान्न प्रमदितव्यम् . Do not neglect Truth.
धर्मान्न प्रमदितव्यम् . Do not neglect Virtue.
कुशलान्न प्रमदितव्यम् . Do not neglect Welfare.
भूत्यै न प्रमदितव्यम् . Do not neglect Prosperity.
स्वाध्यायप्रवचनाभ्यां न प्रमदितव्यम् .. १.. Do not neglect Study and Teaching . I:11:i
 
देवपितृकार्याभ्यां न प्रमदितव्यम् . Do not neglect your duty to the Gods and the Ancestors.
मातृदेवो भव . Regard the Mother as your God.
पितृदेवो भव . Regard the Father as your God.
आचार्यदेवो भव . Regard the Teacher as your God.
अतिथिदेवो भव . Regard the Guest as your God.
यान्यनवद्यानि कर्माणि तानि सेवितव्यानि . Whatever deeds are blameless, they are to be practised,
नो इतराणि . not others.
यान्यस्माक सुचरितानि . Whatever good practices are among us
तानि त्वयोपास्यानि . नो इतराणि .. २.. are to be adopted by you, not others . I:11:ii
 
ये के चारुमच्छ्रेया सो ब्राह्मणाः . Whatever Brahmins there are superior to us,
तेषां त्वयाऽऽसनेन प्रश्वसितव्यम् . should be honoured by you by offering a seat.
श्रद्धया देयम् . Give with Faith,
अश्रद्धयाऽदेयम् . Give not without Faith;
श्रिया देयम् . Give in Plenty,
ह्रिया देयम् . Give with Modesty,
भिया देयम् . Give with Awe,
संविदा देयम् . Give with Sympathy.
अथ यदि ते कर्मविचिकित्सा वा Then if there is any doubt regarding any Deeds,
वृत्तविचिकित्सा वा स्यात् .. ३.. or doubt concerning Conduct,
 
ये तत्र ब्राह्मणाः संमर्शिनः . As the Brahmins who are competent to judge,
युक्ता आयुक्ताः . adept in Duty, not led by others,
अलूक्षा धर्मकामाः स्युः . not harsh, not led by passion,
यथा ते तत्र वर्तेरन् . in the manner they would behave
तथा तत्र वर्तेथाः . thus should you behave .  I:11:iii
 
अथाभ्याख्यातेषु . Then as to the persons accused of guilt
ये तत्र ब्राह्मणाः संमर्शिनः . like the Brahmins who are adept at deliberation
युक्ता आयुक्ताः . who are competent to judge, not directed by others
अलूक्षा धर्मकामाः स्युः . not harsh, not moved by passion,
यथा ते तेषु वर्तेरन् . as they would behave in such cases
तथा तेषु वर्तेथाः . thus should you behave.
 
एष आदेशः . This is the Command.
एष उपदेशः . This is the Teaching.
एषा वेदोपनिषत् . This is the secret Doctrine of the Veda.
एतदनुशासनम् . This is the Instruction.
एवमुपासितव्यम् . Thus should one worship.
एवमु चैतदुपास्यम् .. ४.. Thus indeed should one worship . I:11:iv


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