Manusmriti

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तपोबीजप्रभावैस्तु ते गच्छन्ति युगे युगे । उत्कर्षं चापकर्षं च मनुष्येष्विह जन्मतः ॥ ४२ ॥

sanskrit

By the power of austerities and of the seed (from which they sprang), these (races) obtain here among men more exalted or lower rank in successive births.

english translation

tapobIjaprabhAvaistu te gacchanti yuge yuge | utkarSaM cApakarSaM ca manuSyeSviha janmataH || 42 ||

hk transliteration