ŚB 12.2.7
Devanagari
एवं प्रजाभिर्दुष्टाभिराकीर्णे क्षितिमण्डले ।
ब्रह्मविट्क्षत्रशूद्राणां यो बली भविता नृप: ॥ ७ ॥
ब्रह्मविट्क्षत्रशूद्राणां यो बली भविता नृप: ॥ ७ ॥
Verse text
evaṁ prajābhir duṣṭābhir
ākīrṇe kṣiti-maṇḍale
brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāṁ
yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ
ākīrṇe kṣiti-maṇḍale
brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāṁ
yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ
Synonyms
Translation
As the earth thus becomes crowded with a corrupt population, whoever among any of the social classes shows himself to be the strongest will gain political power.