Vana Parva 180.30
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Vana Parva Chapter 180 · Verse 30
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Sanskrit Original
सर्प उवाच यदि ते वृत्ततो राजन् ब्राह्मणः प्रसमीक्षितः। वृथा जातिस्तदाऽऽयुष्मन् कृतिर्यावन्न विद्यते॥
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The serpent said : If, O monarch, as you assert, a Brahmana is recognised by certain virtues, then, O longlived one, the distinction of castes is to no purpose so long as he does not posses these qualities.