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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.2.7

ఏవం ప్రజాభిర్దుష్టాభిరాకీర్ణే క్షితిమణ్డలే । బ్రహ్మవిట్‍క్షత్రశూద్రాణాం యో బలీ భవితా నృప: ॥ ౭ ॥
evaṁ prajābhir duṣṭābhir
[evam prajaabhir dushtaabhir]
ākīrṇe kṣiti-maṇḍale
[aakeerne kshiti-mandale]
brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāṁ
[brahma-vit-kshatra-shoodraanaam]
yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ
[yo balee bhavitaa nripah]
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ prajābhir duṣṭābhir
evam
in this way
prajābhiḥ
with populace
duṣṭābhiḥ
corrupted
ākīrṇe kṣiti-maṇḍale
ākīrṇe
being crowded
kṣiti-maṇḍale
the earth globe
brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāṁ
brahma
among the brāhmaṇas
viṭ
vaiśyas
kṣatra
kṣatriyas
śūdrāṇām
and śūdras
yaḥ
whoever
yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ
balī
the strongest
bhavitā
he will become
nṛpaḥ
the king.
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.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
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.
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