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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.17.48

వైశ్యవృత్త్యా తు రాజన్యో జీవేన్మృగయయాపది । చరేద్ వా విప్రరూపేణ న శ్వవృత్త్యా కథఞ్చన ॥ ౪౮ ॥
vaiśya-vṛttyā tu rājanyo
[vaishya-vrittyaa tu raajanyo]
jīven mṛgayayāpadi
[jeeven mrigayayaapadi]
cared vā vipra-rūpeṇa
[chared vaa vipra-roopena]
na śva-vṛttyā kathaṣcana
[na shva-vrittyaa kathashchana]
Word-for-word
vaiśya — of the mercantile class vṛttyā — by the occupation tu — indeed rājanyaḥ — a king jīvet — may maintain himself mṛgayayā — by hunting āpadi — in an emergency or disastrous situation caret — may act vā — or vipra-rūpeṇa — in the form of a brāhmaṇa na — never śva — of the dog vṛttyā — by the profession kathaṣcana — in any circumstance.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vaiśya-vṛttyā tu rājanyo
vaiśya
of the mercantile class
vṛttyā
by the occupation
tu
indeed
rājanyaḥ
a king
jīven mṛgayayāpadi
jīvet
may maintain himself
mṛgayayā
by hunting
āpadi
in an emergency or disastrous situation
cared vā vipra-rūpeṇa
caret
may act
vā
or
vipra-rūpeṇa
in the form of a brāhmaṇa
na
never
na śva-vṛttyā kathaṣcana
śva
of the dog
vṛttyā
by the profession
kathaṣcana
in any circumstance.
A king or other member of the royal order who cannot maintain himself by his normal occupation may act as a vaiśya, may live by hunting or may act as a brāhmaṇa by teaching others Vedic knowledge. But he may not under any circumstances adopt the profession of a śūdra.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
A king or other member of the royal order who cannot maintain himself by his normal occupation may act as a vaiśya, or by hunting, or may act as a brāhmaṇa by teaching others Vedic knowledge. But he may not under any circumstances adopt the profession of a śūdra. He may teach others the Vedas as a brāhmaṇa does.
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