Manusmriti

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शरीरजैः कर्मदोषैर्याति स्थावरतां नरः । वाचिकैः पक्षिमृगतां मानसैरन्त्यजातिताम् ॥ ९ ॥

sanskrit

In consequence of (many) sinful acts committed with his body, a man becomes (in the next birth) something inanimate, in consequence (of sins) committed by speech, a bird, or a beast, and in consequence of mental (sins he is re-born in) a low caste.

english translation

zarIrajaiH karmadoSairyAti sthAvaratAM naraH | vAcikaiH pakSimRgatAM mAnasairantyajAtitAm || 9 ||

hk transliteration