व्यासशिष्योत्पत्तिवर्णन (Origins/Enumeration of Vyāsa’s Disciplic Succession) — Chapter on Vedic Transmission Lineages
एतावानृचि विस्तारो ह्यन्यच्चाथर्विकं बहु / ऋचामथर्वणां पञ्चसहस्राणीति निश्चयः
etāvānṛci vistāro hyanyaccātharvikaṃ bahu / ṛcāmatharvaṇāṃ pañcasahasrāṇīti niścayaḥ
Such is the extent of the Ṛc portion; and the Atharvanic portion is also abundant. The ṛc of Atharvan are निश्चितly five thousand.