O king, among mobile creatures, those that are viviparous are certainly the foremost. Among viviparous man is certainly the foremost, and next to man is animal.
त्रसानां खलु सर्वेषां श्रेष्ठा राजन् जरायुजाः। जरायुजानां प्रवरा मानवाः पशवश्च ये॥