Manusmriti
एवमाचारतो दृष्ट्वा धर्मस्य मुनयो गतिम् । सर्वस्य तपसो मूलमाचारं जगृहुः परम् ॥ ११० ॥
The sages who saw that the sacred law is thus grounded on the rule of conduct, have taken good conduct to be the most excellent root of all austerity.
english translation
evamAcArato dRSTvA dharmasya munayo gatim । sarvasya tapaso mUlamAcAraM jagRhuH param ॥ 110 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript