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# Atri Smriti 5.6

Atrismṛti (Atrisaṃhitā) 5.6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.5.6)

tadbhaikṣaṃ meruṇā tulyaṃ tajjalaṃ sāgaropamam  
vāmahastena yo bhuṅkte payaḥ pivati vā dvijaḥ

> That alms-food is equal to Mount Meru, and that water is like an ocean; / the twice-born who eats food or drinks milk with his left hand,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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