The son born of the Kshatriya wife has been said to be equal in dignity to the son born of the Brahmani wife. For all that, a distinction attaches to the son of the Brahmana wife on account of the superiority of the Brahmana wife to the Kshatriya wife in respect of the order of caste.
ब्राह्मण्याः सदृशः पुत्रः क्षत्रियायाश्च यो भवेत्। राजन् विशेषो यस्त्वत्र वर्णयोरुभयोरपि॥