[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 1.84.3 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.84.3 Mahābhārata 1.84.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.84.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.84.3) aṣṭaka uvāca | avādīścedvayasā yaḥ sa vṛddha iti rājannābhyavadaḥ kathaṃcit | yo vai vidvānvayasā sansma vṛddhaḥ sa eva pūjyo bhavati dvijānām || 3 || > "Ashtaka then replied, 'Thou sayest, O monarch, that he who is older in years is worthy of regard. But it is said that he is truly worthy of worship who is superior in learning and ascetic merit.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.84.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.84.2) - [Next: 1.84.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.84.4) - [Up: 1.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.84) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.89.3) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.84.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.84.3) · Pramāṇa