Chanakya Niti Verse 08-20

Verse 08-20

Sanskrit

विद्वान्प्रशस्यते लोके विद्वान् सर्वत्र पूज्यते ।
विद्यया लभते सर्वं विद्या सर्वत्र पूज्यते ॥ ०८-२०

Transliteration

Vidvān praśasyate loke vidvān sarvatra pūjyate | Vidyayā labhate sarvaṃ vidyā sarvatra pūjyate ||

Translation

A learned person is praised in the world. A learned person is respected everywhere. Through knowledge, one attains everything. Indeed, knowledge is honored everywhere.