Mahabharat

siva.sh/mahabharat/virata-parva/9/6

Hearing these words, King Virata said, “Thou must be either a Brahmana or a Kshatriya, for thou lookest like the lord of the earth encircled by the sea. Speak truly, O mighty slayer of foes. The duties of a Vaisya are not fitting for thee.

sanskrit

'Hearing these words, King Virata said, “Thou must be either a Brahmana or a Kshatriya, for thou lookest like the lord of the earth encircled by the sea. Speak truly, O mighty slayer of foes. The duties of a Vaisya are not fitting for thee."' ।। 4-9-6 ।।

english translation

Hearing these words, King Virata said, “Thou must be either a Brahmana or a Kshatriya, for thou lookest like the lord of the earth encircled by the sea. Speak truly, O mighty slayer of foes. The duties of a Vaisya are not fitting for thee.

hk transliteration by Sanscript