Arthashastra
ब्राह्मणश् च एषां ज्यैष्ठ्यं नियम्येत ॥
If among the above offenders one is a Bráhman or a person superior to a Bráhman, he shall first be punished.
english translation
brAhmaNaz ca eSAM jyaiSThyaM niyamyeta ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript