Mahabharata 3.43.16

3.43.16

pārthivaiḥ sumahābhāgairyajvabhirbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ |
daivatairvā samāroḍhuṃ dānavairvā rathottamam || 16 ||

"Arjuna replied, 'O Matali, mount thou without loss of time this excellent car, a car that cannot be attained even by hundreds of Rajasuya and horse sacrifices. Even kings of great prosperity who have performed great sacrifices distinguished by large gifts (to Brahmanas), even gods and Danavas are not competent to ride this car. He that hath not ascetic merit is not competent to even see or touch this car, far less to ride on it. O blessed one, after thou hast ascended, it, and after the horses have become still, I will ascend it, like a virtuous man stepping into the high-road of honesty.'"