Shanti Parva 296.21
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 296 · Verse 21
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Sanskrit Original
विकर्मावस्थिता वर्णाः पतन्ते नृपते त्रयः। उन्नमन्ति यथासन्तमाश्रित्येह स्वकर्मसु॥
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These three castes following the duties Other than those sanctioned for them, suffer indignity, O king, as they go up and acquire great merit by taking for their model some righteous individual of their respective classes who duly satisfies his own duties.