O Dhananjaya, you should always know those Rishis who are devoted to the study of the Vedas and those who are devoted to the pursuit of true knowledge as persons who are truly virtuous.
स्वाध्यायनिष्ठान् हि ऋषीन् ज्ञाननिष्ठांस्तथापरान्। बुद्ध्येथाः संततं चापि धर्मनिष्ठान् धनंजय॥