Rigveda 10.090.12
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 90 · Verse 10.90.12
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Rishi (Seer)
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Devatā (Deity)
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Chandas (Meter)
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Sanskrit Original
ब्रा॒ह्म॒णो॑ऽस्य॒ मुख॑मासीद्बा॒हू रा॑ज॒न्यः॑ कृ॒तः । ऊ॒रू तद॑स्य॒ यद्वैश्यः॑ प॒द्भ्यां शू॒द्रो अ॑जायत
brāhmaṇo'sya mukhamāsīdbāhū rājanyaḥ kṛtaḥ ūrū tadasya yadvaiśyaḥ padbhyāṃ śūdro ajāyata
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His mouth was the Brahmin, his arms the Kshatriya, his thighs were made the Vaishya; from his feet the Shudra was born.
His mouth became the Brāhmaṇa, his arms became the Rājanya, his thighs became the Vaiśya;the Śūdra was born from his feet.
The Brahman was his mouth, of both his arms was the Rajanya made. His thighs became the Vaisya, from his feet the Sudra was produced.