SB 12.2.7
Devanāgarī
एवं प्रजाभिर्दुष्टाभिराकीर्णे क्षितिमण्डले । ब्रह्मविट्क्षत्रशूद्राणां यो बली भविता नृप: ॥ ७ ॥
Text
evaṁ prajābhir duṣṭābhir ākīrṇe kṣiti-maṇḍale brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāṁ yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ
Synonyms
evam—in this way;prajābhiḥ—with populace;duṣṭābhiḥ—corrupted;ākīrṇe—being crowded;kṣiti-maṇḍale—the earth globe;brahma—among thebrāhmaṇas;viṭ—vaiśyas;kṣatra—kṣatriyas;śūdrāṇām—andśūdras;yaḥ—whoever;balī—the strongest;bhavitā—he will become;nṛpaḥ—the king.
Translation
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.