"Verses" is the name given, O Kshatriya, to what was recited by Atharvan in ancient days, in company with other great Rishis. Those who have read the Vedas and yet do not know the Being that ought to be known are not to be regarded as conversant with those verses.
छन्दांसि नाम क्षत्रिय तान्यथर्वा पुरा जगौ महर्षिसङ्घ एषः। छन्दोविदस्ते य उत नाधीतवेदा न वेदवेद्यस्य विदुर्हि तत्त्वम्॥