Shanti Parva 130.20
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 130 · Verse 20
mahabharataved-vyasshanti-parva
Sanskrit Original
आपद्गतेन धर्माणामन्यायेनोपजीवनम्। अपि ह्येतद् ब्राह्मणेषु दृष्टं वृत्तिपरिक्षये॥
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In a time of distress, when ordinary practices cannot be followed, a Kshatriya may support himself by even unjust and improper means. The very Brahmanas, it is seen, do the same when their means of living run out.