ArthaŚ, 1, 5, 13.1 purāṇam itivṛttam ākhyāyikodāharaṇaṃ dharmaśāstram arthaśāstraṃ cetītihāsaḥ //

MBh, 1, 1, 15.2 itivṛttaṃ narendrāṇām ṛṣīṇāṃ ca mahātmanām /

HV, 43, 16.2 itivṛttaiś ca bahubhiḥ purāṇaprabhavair guṇaiḥ //