[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) › 2.156 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.156 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.156 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.156) na tena vṛddho bhavati yenāsya palitaṃ śiraḥ yo vai yuvāpy adhīyānas taṃ devāḥ sthaviraṃ viduḥ // > A man is not therefore (considered) venerable because his head is gray; him who, though young, has learned the Veda, the gods consider to be venerable. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.155) - [Next: 2.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.157) - [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.2.156) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.156) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.156) · Pramāṇa