Manusmriti

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जातो नार्यामनार्यायामार्यादार्यो भवेद् गुणैः । जातोऽप्यनार्यादार्यायामनार्य इति निश्चयः ॥ ६७ ॥

sanskrit

The decision is as follows: ’He who was begotten by an Aryan on a non-Aryan female, may become (like to) an Aryan by his virtues; he whom an Aryan (mother) bore to a non-Aryan father (is and remains) unlike to an Aryan.’

english translation

jAto nAryAmanAryAyAmAryAdAryo bhaved guNaiH | jAto'pyanAryAdAryAyAmanArya iti nizcayaH || 67 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript