[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Minor extant smṛtis](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti) › [Angirasasmriti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.angiras) › 2.4.8 # Angirasasmriti 2.4.8 Āṅgirasasmṛti 2.4.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.angiras.2.4.8) ata ūrdhvaṃ tu ye viprāḥ kevalaṃ nāmadhārakāḥ / pariṣattvaṃ na teṣvasti sahasraguṇiteṣvapi // > Beyond this, Brahmins who are merely nominal holders of the name— / there is no assembly status in them, even if multiplied a thousandfold. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.angiras.2.4.7) - [Next: 2.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.angiras.2.4.9) - [Up: 2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.angiras.2.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.angiras~en-mt.2.4.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Parāśarasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.parasara.8.15) — Parāśara, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.angiras.2.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.angiras.2.4.8) · Pramāṇa