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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.17.27

శోచత్యశ్రుకలా సాధ్వీ దుర్భగేవోజ్ఝితా సతీ । అబ్రహ్మణ్యా నృపవ్యాజా: శూద్రా భోక్ష్యన్తి మామితి ॥ ౨౭ ॥
śocaty aśru-kalā sādhvī
[shochaty ashru-kalaa saadhvee]
durbhagevojjhitā satī
[durbhagevojjhitaa satee]
abrahmaṇyā nṛpa-vyājāḥ
[abrahmanyaa nripa-vyaajaah]
śūdrā bhokṣyanti mām iti
[shoodraa bhokshyanti maam iti]
śocati — lamenting aśru-kalā — with tears in the eyes sādhvī — the chaste durbhagā — as if the most unfortunate iva — like ujjhitā — forlorn satī — being so done abrahmaṇyāḥ — devoid of brahminical culture nṛpa-vyājāḥ — posed as the ruler śūdrāḥ — lower class bhokṣyanti — would enjoy mām — me iti — thus.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śocaty aśru-kalā sādhvī
śocati
lamenting
aśru-kalā
with tears in the eyes
sādhvī
the chaste
durbhagevojjhitā satī
durbhagā
as if the most unfortunate
iva
like
ujjhitā
forlorn
satī
being so done
abrahmaṇyā nṛpa-vyājāḥ
abrahmaṇyāḥ
devoid of brahminical culture
nṛpa-vyājāḥ
posed as the ruler
śūdrā bhokṣyanti mām iti
śūdrāḥ
lower class
bhokṣyanti
would enjoy
mām
me
iti
thus.
Now she, the chaste one, being unfortunately forsaken by the Personality of Godhead, laments her future with tears in her eyes, for now she is being ruled and enjoyed by lower-class men who pose as rulers.

The kṣatriya, or the man who is qualified to protect the sufferers, is meant to rule the state. Untrained lower-class men, or men without ambition to protect the sufferers, cannot be placed on the seat of an administrator. Unfortunately, in the Age of Kali the lower-class men, without training, occupy the post of a ruler by strength of popular votes, and instead of protecting the sufferers, such men create a situation quite intolerable for everyone. Such rulers illegally gratify themselves at the cost of all comforts of the citizens, and thus the chaste mother earth cries to see the pitiable condition of her sons, both men and animals. That is the future of the world in the Age of Kali, when irreligiosity prevails most prominently. And in the absence of a suitable king to curb irreligious tendencies, educating the people systematically in the teaching of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam will clear up the hazy atmosphere of corruption, bribery, blackmail, etc.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
With tears in her eyes, the chaste earth filled with misfortune, being abandoned by the Lord, laments “Śūdras dressed as kings with no respect for brāhmaṇas will enjoy me.”
Commentary

Aśru-kalā means “carrying tears.”

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