ŚāṅkhĀ, 8, 9, 14.0 sa ya evam etāṃ daivīṃ vīṇāṃ veda śrutavadanatamo bhavati bhūmiprāsya kīrtir bhavati śuśrūṣante hāsya parṣatsu bhāṣyamāṇasyedam astu yad ayam īhate yatrāryā vāg vadati vidur enaṃ tatra //

Ca, Nid., 1, 12.4 tatra dvayos taraḥ triṣu tama iti /

MBh, 13, 31, 59.2 śravāstasya sutaścarṣiḥ śravasaścābhavat tamaḥ //

AKośa, 1, 114.2 tamas tu rāhuḥ svarbhānuḥ saiṃhikeyo vidhuṃtudaḥ //

AbhCint, 2, 35.2 tamo rāhuḥ saiṃhikeyo bharaṇībhūrathāhikaḥ //

GarPur, 1, 138, 9.2 nariṣyantāttamo jātastato 'bhūd rājavardhanaḥ //

GarPur, 1, 139, 29.1 pṛthuśravaso 'bhūttama uśanās tamaso 'bhavat /