[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Manava Dharmashastra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu) › 2.154 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.154 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.154 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.154) na hāyanair na palitair na vittena na bandhubhiḥ ṛṣayaś cakrire dharmaṃ yo 'nūcānaḥ sa no mahān // > Neither through years, nor through white (hairs), nor through wealth, nor through (powerful) kinsmen (comes greatness). The sages have made this law, 'He who has learnt the Veda together with the Angas (Anukana) is (considered) great by us.' > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.153) - [Next: 2.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.155) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.2.154) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.154) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.154) · Pramāṇa