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# Atri Smriti 2.14

Atrismṛti (Atrisaṃhitā) 2.14

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.2.14)

yathāśvā rathahīnāstu ratho vāśvairyathā vinā  
evaṃ tapo'pyavidyasya vidyā vāpyatapasvinaḥ

> Just as horses without a chariot, or a chariot without horses \[are useless\], / so is austerity without learning, or learning for one who lacks austerity.  
> — 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.2.14) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.4.11) — Sanskrit

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