[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922) › c7.33 # Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c7.33 Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c7.33 - **Language:** English ### [c7.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c7.33) use of the phrase \*iti naḥ śrutam\*,¹ ‘so we have heard,’ or shortly \*iti śrutam\*,² and its equivalent occurs often, \*iti śrutiḥ\*,³ ‘such is the tradition,’ where \*śruta\* and \*śruti\* refer to secular tradition. - [Previous: c7.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c7.32) - [Next: c7.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c7.34) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c7.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c7.33) · Pramāṇa