Manusmriti

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मङ्गल्यं ब्राह्मणस्य स्यात् क्षत्रियस्य बलान्वितम् । वैश्यस्य धनसंयुक्तं शूद्रस्य तु जुगुप्सितम् ॥ ३१ ॥

sanskrit

Let (the first part of) a Brahmana’s name (denote something) auspicious, a Kshatriya’s be connected with power, and a Vaisya’s with wealth, but a Sudra’s (express something) contemptible.

english translation

maGgalyaM brAhmaNasya syAt kSatriyasya balAnvitam | vaizyasya dhanasaMyuktaM zUdrasya tu jugupsitam || 31 ||

hk transliteration