ye tu manvādayasteṣāṃ vedajñatvād vedamūla eva dharmādyupadeśo na svātantryeṇeti darśayati ye tvityādi / ye tu manvādayaḥ siddhāḥ prādhānyena trayīvidām /
As for Manu and others, their teachings regarding dharma etc. are based upon the Veda due to their knowledge of the Veda, not [given] independently - thus [the text] shows. [They are] those who are established primarily among the knowers of the three [Vedas].