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# Atri Smriti 2.10

Atrismṛti (Atrisaṃhitā) 2.10

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.2.10)

ārambhayajñājjapayajño viśiṣṭo daśabhirguṇaiḥ  
upāṃśu syācchataguṇaḥ sahasro mānasaḥ smṛtaḥ

> The sacrifice of silent recitation is ten times superior to the sacrifice of undertaking; / whispered, it is a hundred times; mental, it is handed down as a thousand times \[as effective\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri~en-mt.2.10) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.4.7) — Sanskrit

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