मुखतो ब्राह्मणो जाता उरसः क्षत्रियास्तथा। ऊरुभ्यां जज्ञिरे वैश्याः पद्भयां शूद्रा इति श्रुतिः॥
mukhato brāhmaṇo jātā urasaḥ kṣatriyāstathā| ūrubhyāṃ jajñire vaiśyāḥ padbhayāṃ śūdrā iti śrutiḥ||
English Meaning
From the mouth, it is known sprang Brahmanas, from the breast, Ksatriya, from the thighs, Vaisyas, and from the feet, Sudras.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)