Chapter 1 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 1.81

पठन् द्विजो वागृषभत्वमीयात् स्यात् क्षत्रियो भूमिपतित्वमीयात्। ज्जनश्च शूद्रोऽपि महत्त्वमीयात्॥

paṭhan dvijo vāgṛṣabhatvamīyāt syāt kṣatriyo bhūmipatitvamīyāt| jjanaśca śūdro'pi mahattvamīyāt||

English Meaning

If a Brāhmaṇa reads it, he attains excellence in speech; if a Kșatriya, he will acquire lordship over landed possessions, if a Vaisya, abundance of wealth in trade; and if a Sudra, greatness.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)