कुलीनमकुलीनं वा वीरं पुरुषमानिनम्। चारित्रमेव व्याख्याति शुचिं वा यदि वाशुचिम्॥
kulīnamakulīnaṃ vā vīraṃ puruṣamāninam| cāritrameva vyākhyāti śuciṃ vā yadi vāśucim||
English Meaning
One's character (fashioned according to scripture) shows whether one is high-born or base, heroic or vainly priding himself on his manliness, pure or impure.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)