Manusmriti
षडानुपूर्व्या विप्रस्य क्षत्रस्य चतुरोऽवरान् । विश्।शूद्रयोस्तु तानेव विद्याद् धर्म्यानराक्षसान् ॥ २३ ॥
One may know that the first six according to the order (followed above) are lawful for a Brahmana, the four last for a Kshatriya, and the same four, excepting the Rakshasa rite, for a Vaisya and a Sudra.
english translation
SaDAnupUrvyA viprasya kSatrasya caturo'varAn । viz।zUdrayostu tAneva vidyAd dharmyAnarAkSasAn ॥ 23 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptषडानुपूर्व्या विप्रस्य क्षत्रस्य चतुरोऽवरान् । विश्।शूद्रयोस्तु तानेव विद्याद् धर्म्यानराक्षसान् ॥ २३ ॥
One may know that the first six according to the order (followed above) are lawful for a Brahmana, the four last for a Kshatriya, and the same four, excepting the Rakshasa rite, for a Vaisya and a Sudra.
english translation
SaDAnupUrvyA viprasya kSatrasya caturo'varAn । viz।zUdrayostu tAneva vidyAd dharmyAnarAkSasAn ॥ 23 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript