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# Atri Smriti 5.1

Atrismṛti (Atrisaṃhitā) 5.1

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.5.1)

caturasraṃ brāhmaṇasya tirkoṇaṃ kṣatriyasya tu  
varttulañcaiva vaiśyasya śūdrasyābhyukṣaṇaṃ smṛtam  
brahmā viṣṇuśca rudraśca śrīrhutāśana eva ca

> Square for a brahmin, triangular for a Kṣatriya, / circular for a Vaiśya, and sprinkling with water is remembered for a Śūdra. / Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra, Śrī, and Agni the oblation-eater—  
> — 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.5.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Smṛtiratnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.smrtiratnakara.4.p5) — Veṅkaṭanātha, Sanskrit
- [Smṛtiratnākara (Viṭṭhalanātha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.smrtiratnakara-vitthala.4.p5) — Viṭṭhalanātha, Sanskrit

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