Manusmriti

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भवत्पूर्वं चरेद् भैक्षमुपनीतो द्विजोत्तमः । भवन्मध्यं तु राजन्यो वैश्यस्तु भवदुत्तरम् ॥ ४९ ॥

sanskrit

An initiated Brahmana should beg, beginning (his request with the word) lady (bhavati); a Kshatriya, placing (the word) lady in the middle, but a Vaisya, placing it at the end (of the formula).

english translation

bhavatpUrvaM cared bhaikSamupanIto dvijottamaH | bhavanmadhyaM tu rAjanyo vaizyastu bhavaduttaram || 49 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript