I see also the Smritis compiled by the Rishis, into which the Vedas have been introduced. Learned men regard them as authoritative on account of their following the Brahmanas.
आम्नायमाएं पश्यामि यस्मिन् वेदाः प्रतिष्ठिताः। तं विद्वांसोऽनुपश्यन्ति ब्राह्मणस्यानुदर्शनात्॥