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# Garudapurana 1.68.22

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.68.22

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.68.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.68.22)

viprasya śaṅkhakumudasphaṭikāvadātaḥ syātkṣattriyasya śaśababhruvilocanābhaḥ /  
vaiśyasya kāntakadalīdalasannikāśaḥ śūdrasya dhautakaravālasamānadīptiḥ //

> The brāhmaṇa's \[diamond\] should be white like a conch, a white water-lily, or rock crystal; the kṣatriya's should shine like the eyes of a hare or a mongoose;  
> the vaiśya's resembles a lovely plantain leaf; the śūdra's has the lustre of a polished sword.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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