Khattiyasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 15 · Section 30

[30] Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the presence of the Blessed One: "The khattiya is the best of two-footed beings; the ox, the best of four-footed beings; a maiden is the best of wives; and he who is the firstborn is the best of sons."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.