नाविनीतैर्भजेद् धुर्यैर्न च क्षुध्व्याधिपीडितैः । न भिन्नशृङ्गाक्षिखुरैर्न वालधिविरूपितैः ॥ ६७ ॥
Let him not travel with untrained beasts of burden, nor with (animals) that are tormented by hunger or disease, or whose horns, eyes, and hoofs have been injured, or whose tails have been disfigured.
Let him always travel with (beasts) which are well broken in, swift, endowed with lucky marks, and perfect in colour and form, without urging them much with the goad.
The morning sun, the smoke rising from a (burning) corpse, and a broken seat must be avoided. Let him not clip his nails or hair, and not tear his nails with his teeth.
न मृत्लोष्ठं च मृद्नीयान्न छिन्द्यात् करजैस्तृणम् । न कर्म निष्फलं कुर्यान्नायत्यामसुखोदयम् ॥ ७० ॥
Let him not crush earth or clods, nor tear off grass with his nails; let him not do anything that is useless or will have disagreeable results in the future.