Manu 9.109
ज्येष्ठः कुलं वर्धयति) विनाशयति) वा पुनः । ज्येष्ठः पूज्यतमो लोके ज्येष्ठः सद्भिर् अगर्हितः ॥
jyeṣṭhaḥ kulaṃ vardhayati) vināśayati) vā punaḥ | jyeṣṭhaḥ pūjyatamo loke jyeṣṭhaḥ sadbhir a.garhitaḥ ||
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
The eldest (son) makes the family prosperous or, on the contrary, brings it to ruin; the eldest (is considered) among men most worthy of honour, the eldest is not treated with disrespect by the virtuous. no. If the eldest brother behaves as an eldest brother (ought to do), he (must be treated) like a turning ascetic
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.