Manusmriti

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शूद्रं तु कारयेद् दास्यं क्रीतमक्रीतमेव वा । दास्यायैव हि सृष्टोऽसौ ब्राह्मणस्य स्वयम्भुवा ॥ ४१३ ॥

sanskrit

But a Sudra, whether bought or unbought, he may compel to do servile work; for he was created by the Self-existent (Svayambhu) to be the slave of a Brahmana.

english translation

zUdraM tu kArayed dAsyaM krItamakrItameva vA | dAsyAyaiva hi sRSTo'sau brAhmaNasya svayambhuvA || 413 ||

hk transliteration