SB 12.2.7 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

एवं प्रजाभिर्दुष्टाभिराकीर्णे क्षितिमण्डले । ब्रह्मविट्‍क्षत्रशूद्राणां यो बली भविता नृप: ॥ ७ ॥

Verse text

evaṁ prajābhir duṣṭābhir ākīrṇe kṣiti-maṇḍale brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāṁ yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ

Synonyms

evam — in this way ; prajābhiḥ — with populace ; duṣṭābhiḥ — corrupted ; ākīrṇe — being crowded ; kṣiti — maṇḍale — the earth globe ; brahma — among the brāhmaṇas ; viṭ — vaiśyas ; kṣatra — kṣatriyas ; śūdrāṇām — and śūdras ; yaḥ — whoever ; balī — the strongest ; bhavitā — he will become ; nṛpaḥ — the king .

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

As the earth thus becomes crowded with a corrupt population, whoever among the brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas or śūdras is the strongest will become the king.