[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) › [Minor extant smṛtis](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti) › [Vedavyasasmriti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti) › 236 # Vedavyasasmriti 236 Vedavyāsasmṛti 236 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [236](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.236) naraṇe vijayācchuro'dhyayanānna ca paṇḍitaḥ . na vaktā vāk‌paṭutvena na dātā cārthadānataḥ .. 4.59 .. > One is not a hero through victory in battle, nor a learned man through study; / one is not an orator through eloquence of speech, nor a donor through the giving of wealth. .. 4.59 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 235](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.235) - [Next: 237](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.237) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti~en-mt.236) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Vyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.60) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.117.61) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.236](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.236) · Pramāṇa