Chapter 74 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 74

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 74.9

ब्रह्म क्षत्रं च तत्सर्वं यत्पूर्वमवरं च यत्॥ युगयोरुभयोरासीत्समवीर्यसमन्वितम्।

brahma kṣatraṃ ca tatsarvaṃ yatpūrvamavaraṃ ca yat|| yugayorubhayorāsītsamavīryasamanvitam|

English Meaning

In the golden age the Brāhmaṇas were more powerful than the Kșatriyas. But in the Tretā age the Brāhmaṇas and the Ksatriyas were equally powerful.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)