Manusmriti

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भूतानां प्राणिनः श्रेष्ठाः प्राणिनां बुद्धिजीविनः । बुद्धिमत्सु नराः श्रेष्ठा नरेषु ब्राह्मणाः स्मृताः ॥ ९६ ॥

Of created beings the most excellent are said to be those which are animated; of the animated, those which subsist by intelligence; of the intelligent, mankind; and of men, the Brahmanas;

english translation

bhUtAnAM prANinaH zreSThAH prANinAM buddhijIvinaH | buddhimatsu narAH zreSThA nareSu brAhmaNAH smRtAH || 96 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript