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# Atri Smriti 3.7

Atrismṛti (Atrisaṃhitā) 3.7

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.3.7)

itihāsapurāṇābhyāṃ vedaṃ samupavṛṃhayet  
vibhetyalpaśrutādvedānmāmayaṃ pratariṣyati

> One should reinforce the Veda with the Itihāsas and the Purāṇas; / the Veda fears a man of little learning, thinking: 'He will betray me.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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