Manusmriti
ऋग्वेदो देवदैवत्यो यजुर्वेदस्तु मानुषः । सामवेदः स्मृतः पित्र्यस्तस्मात् तस्याशुचिर्ध्वनिः ॥ १२४ ॥
The Rig-veda is declared to be sacred to the gods, the Yagur-veda sacred to men, and the Sama-veda sacred to the manes; hence the sound of the latter is impure (as it were).
english translation
Rgvedo devadaivatyo yajurvedastu mAnuSaH । sAmavedaH smRtaH pitryastasmAt tasyAzucirdhvaniH ॥ 124 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptऋग्वेदो देवदैवत्यो यजुर्वेदस्तु मानुषः । सामवेदः स्मृतः पित्र्यस्तस्मात् तस्याशुचिर्ध्वनिः ॥ १२४ ॥
The Rig-veda is declared to be sacred to the gods, the Yagur-veda sacred to men, and the Sama-veda sacred to the manes; hence the sound of the latter is impure (as it were).
english translation
Rgvedo devadaivatyo yajurvedastu mAnuSaH । sAmavedaH smRtaH pitryastasmAt tasyAzucirdhvaniH ॥ 124 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript