Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 14: Śrī Rāma Meets Jaṭāyu
Text 3.14.29
मनुर्मनुष्याञ्जनयद्राम पुत्रान्यशस्विनः।
ब्राह्मणान्क्षत्रियान्वैश्याञ्शुद्रांश्च मनुजर्षभ॥
manur manuṣyāñ janayad rāma putrān yaśasvinaḥ
brāhmaṇān kṣatriyān vaiśyāñ śūdrāṁś ca manuja-rṣabha
manuḥ = Kaśyapa’s wife Manu-devī; manuṣyān = humans; janayat = gave birth; rāma = Rāma; putrān = as her sons; yaśasvinaḥ = to illustrious; brāhmaṇān = the brāhmaṇas; kṣatriyān = kṣatriyas; vaiśyān = vaiśyas; śūdrān = śūdras; ca = and; manuja-ṛṣabha = Prince.
Prince Rāma, Kaśyapa’s wife Manu-devī gave birth to illustrious humans as her sons: the brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras.1
1 Those humans who accept Vedic authority and organize their society in accordance with the varṇāśrama system are illustrious humans.