Keepतस्मान्मुमुक्षुर्धर्मार्थं सर्वथा वेदमाश्रयेत् ।राजाज्ञा च यथा लोके हन्यते न कदाचन ॥ 9-20 ॥Word by word (13)In plain wordsAccordingly, the seeker of liberation addressed by this teaching is told to take the Veda as the foundation for dharma, just as a royal command was traditionally treated as binding in its realm.