If there be a Kshatriya hundred years old and a good Brahmana child of only ten years, the latter should be considered as a father and the former as a son, for among the two, the Brahmana is superior.
क्षत्रियः शतवर्षी च दशवर्षी द्विजोत्तमः। पितापुत्रौ च विज्ञेयौ तयोर्हि ब्राह्मणो गुरुः॥