Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas,these are the three twice-born orders, They have all an equal right to the performance of these dutics, O foremost of men.
ब्राह्मणा: क्षत्रिया वैश्यास्त्रयो वर्णा द्विजातयः। अत्र तेषामधीकारो धर्मेषु द्विपदां वर॥