19.6.6Atharvaved
Sanskrit
ब्रा॑ह्म॒णोऽस्य॒ मुख॑मासीद्बा॒हू रा॑ज॒न्योऽभवत् । मध्यं॒ तद॑स्य॒ यद्वैश्यः॑ प॒द्भ्यां शू॒द्रो अ॑जायत ॥ (६)
Hindi
इस यज्ञात्मा पुरुष का मुख ब्राह्मण था. इस की भुजाओं क्षत्रिय हुए. इस का जो मध्य भाग था, उससे वैश्य जाति के पुरुष हुए और इस के दोनों चरणों से शुद्र की उत्पत्ति हुई. (६)
English
The face of this yajnaatma man was Brahmin. His arms were Kshatriyas. From the central part of it, there were men of the Vaishya jati and shudra originated from both its phases. (6)
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