The Life of Ballālasena 2.16.12
Vallālacarita 2.16.12
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- Sanskrit
2.16.12
duḥśīlo 'pi dvijaḥ pūjyo na śūdro vijetendriyaḥ /
viprā hi kṣatriyātmāno nāvajñeyāḥ kadācana //
A Brahmin is to be honored even if ill-behaved, but not a Śūdra even if he has subdued his senses;
for Brahmins have the nature of Kṣatriyas, and must never be despised.
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- Garuḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit