वैशेष्यात् प्रकृतिश्रैष्ठ्यान्नियमस्य च धारणात् । संस्कारस्य विशेषाच्च वर्णानां ब्राह्मणः प्रभुः ॥ ३ ॥
On account of his pre-eminence, on account of the superiority of his origin, on account of his observance of (particular) restrictive rules, and on account of his particular sanctification the Brahmana is the lord of (all) castes (varna).
english translation
vaizeSyAt prakRtizraiSThyAnniyamasya ca dhAraNAt | saMskArasya vizeSAcca varNAnAM brAhmaNaH prabhuH || 3 ||
hk transliteration by SanscriptManusmriti
वैशेष्यात् प्रकृतिश्रैष्ठ्यान्नियमस्य च धारणात् । संस्कारस्य विशेषाच्च वर्णानां ब्राह्मणः प्रभुः ॥ ३ ॥
On account of his pre-eminence, on account of the superiority of his origin, on account of his observance of (particular) restrictive rules, and on account of his particular sanctification the Brahmana is the lord of (all) castes (varna).
english translation
vaizeSyAt prakRtizraiSThyAnniyamasya ca dhAraNAt | saMskArasya vizeSAcca varNAnAM brAhmaNaH prabhuH || 3 ||
hk transliteration by Sanscript