SB 11.17.47
Devanāgarī
सीदन् विप्रो वणिग्वृत्त्या पण्यैरेवापदं तरेत् । खड्गेन वापदाक्रान्तो न श्ववृत्त्या कथञ्चन ॥ ४७ ॥
Text
sīdan vipro vaṇig-vṛttyā paṇyair evāpadaṁ taret khaḍgena vāpadākrānto na śva-vṛttyā kathañcana
Synonyms
sīdan—suffering;vipraḥ—abrāhmaṇa;vaṇik—of a merchant;vṛttyā—by the occupation;paṇyaiḥ—by doing business;eva—indeed;āpadam—suffering;taret—should overcome;khaḍgena—with sword;vā—or;āpadā—by suffering;ākrāntaḥ—afflicted;na—not;śva—of the dog;vṛttyā—by the occupation;kathañcana—by any means.
Translation
If a brāhmaṇa cannot support himself through his regular duties and is thus suffering, he may adopt the occupation of a merchant and overcome his destitute condition by buying and selling material things. If he continues to suffer extreme poverty even as a merchant, then he may adopt the occupation of a kṣatriya, taking sword in hand. But he cannot in any circumstances become like a dog, accepting an ordinary master.