य: पारमेष्ठ्यं धिषणमधितिष्ठन्न कञ्चन । प्रत्युत्तिष्ठेदिति ब्रूयुर्धर्मं ते न परं विदु: ॥ १३ ॥
yah paramesthyam dhisanam adhitisthan na kancana pratyuttisthed iti bruyur dharmam te na param viduh
- yah
- anyone who
- paramesthyam
- royal
- dhisanam
- throne
- adhitisthan
- sitting on
- na
- not
- kancana
- anyone
- pratyuttisthet
- should rise before
- iti
- thus
- bruyuh
- those who say
- dharmam
- the codes of religion
- te
- they
- na
- not
- param
- higher
- viduh
- know.
If a person says, One who is situated on the exalted throne of a king should not stand up to show respect to another king or a brahmana it is to be understood that he does not know the superior religious principles.