Manusmriti
उत्तमाङ्गोद्भवाज् ज्येष्ठ्याद् ब्रह्मणश्चैव धारणात् । सर्वस्यैवास्य सर्गस्य धर्मतो ब्राह्मणः प्रभुः ॥ ९३ ॥
As the Brahmana sprang from (Brahman’s) mouth, as he was the first-born, and as he possesses the Veda, he is by right the lord of this whole creation.
english translation
uttamAGgodbhavAj jyeSThyAd brahmaNazcaiva dhAraNAt । sarvasyaivAsya sargasya dharmato brAhmaNaH prabhuH ॥ 93 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptउत्तमाङ्गोद्भवाज् ज्येष्ठ्याद् ब्रह्मणश्चैव धारणात् । सर्वस्यैवास्य सर्गस्य धर्मतो ब्राह्मणः प्रभुः ॥ ९३ ॥
As the Brahmana sprang from (Brahman’s) mouth, as he was the first-born, and as he possesses the Veda, he is by right the lord of this whole creation.
english translation
uttamAGgodbhavAj jyeSThyAd brahmaNazcaiva dhAraNAt । sarvasyaivAsya sargasya dharmato brAhmaNaH prabhuH ॥ 93 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript