Chapter 54 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 54

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 54.13

न बलं क्षत्रियस्याहुर्ब्राह्मणा बलवत्तराः। ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मबलं दिव्यं क्षात्राच्च बलवत्तरम्॥

na balaṃ kṣatriyasyāhurbrāhmaṇā balavattarāḥ| brahman brahmabalaṃ divyaṃ kṣātrācca balavattaram||

English Meaning

The might of the Kșatriyas is not great, the Brāhmaṇas are more mighty than they. O Brāhmaṇa, super-human is the power of the Brāhmaṇas, excelling that of the Kşatriyas.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)