You are, a master of the science of battle, but you have never waited upon the aged. You know not the conclusions arrived at by those that have studied the subject briefly and fully. The conclusion of intelligent men who want salvation, is that of ascetic penances, renunciation, and knowledge of Brahma, the second is superior to the first, and the third is superior to the second.
युद्धशास्त्रविदेव त्वं न वृद्धाः सेवितास्त्वया। संक्षिप्तविस्तरविदां न तेषां वेत्सि निश्चयम्॥ तपस्त्यागोऽविधिरिति निश्चयस्त्वेष धीमताम्। परं परं ज्याय एषां येषां नैश्रेयसी मतिः॥