Dr, Ambedkar 'Dogs are degraded lions'

Did Dr. Ambedkar really say 'Dogs are degraded Lions' ?
I think I've heard something like that before- but not in Hindi or Tamil.
Still, the question arises, is it a genuine historical fact that Brahmin priests snidely belittled Buddhist lions till they became dispirited and their manes fell out and they started saying bow wow instead of roaring?
More than likely.
Next week- how Brahmins systematically belittled tigers till they turned into pussies and why Priti Zinta is still pissed about it.