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# Atri Smriti 3.5

Atrismṛti (Atrisaṃhitā) 3.5

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.3.5)

tapastapati yo'raṇye munirmūlaphalāśanaḥ  
ṛcamekāñca yo'dhīte tacca tāni ca tatphalam

> The sage who performs austerity in the forest, eating roots and fruits, / and he who recites a single Ṛgvedic verse—the fruit of that \[recitation\] equals all of those \[austerities\].  
> — 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.3.5) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Vasiṣṭhadharmasūtra (ed. G. Bühler)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.dharma.vasistha*buhler.27.5) — Sanskrit
- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.5.4) — Sanskrit

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