Shloka 966
Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ
Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names
कर्म च श्रुतसम्पन्नं सतां मार्गमनुत्तमम् | दोषदृष्टिका अभाव, क्षमा, शान्ति, संतोष, प्रियभाषण और काम-क्रोधका त्याग, शिष्टाचारका सेवन और शास्त्रके अनुकूल कर्म करना--यह श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंका अति उत्तम मार्ग है
karma ca śrutasampannaṃ satāṃ mārgam anuttamam | doṣadṛṣṭikābhāvaḥ kṣamā śāntiḥ santoṣaḥ priyabhāṣaṇaṃ ca kāma-krodhatyāgaḥ śiṣṭācārasevanaṃ śāstrānukūlaṃ karma ca—eṣa śreṣṭhapuruṣāṇām ati-uttamo mārgaḥ ||
The hunter said: “To act rightly and to be enriched by sacred learning—this is the unsurpassed path of the good. Freedom from fault-finding, forgiveness, inner peace, contentment, gentle and pleasing speech, and the renunciation of desire and anger; the practice of refined conduct and acting in accordance with the śāstras—this is the highest path followed by noble persons.”
व्याध उवाच