yaiḥ kopitaṁ brahma-kulaṁ rājanyair ajitātmabhiḥ tat kulaṁ pradahaty āśu sānubandhaṁ śucārpitam
Synonyms
yaiḥ—by those; kopitam—enraged; brahma-kulam—the order of the Brahmins; rājanyaiḥ—by the administrative order; ajita—unrestricted; ātmabhiḥ—by oneself; tat—that; kulam—family; pradahati—is burnt up; āśu—within no time; sa-anubandham—together with family members; śucā-arpitam—being put into agrievement.
Translation
If the administrative kingly order who are unrestricted in the matter of sense control, do offend the Brahmin order and thus enrage them then the fire of that enragement burns up the whole body of such royal family, putting them in agrievement.
Purport
The Brahmin order of the society or the spiritually advanced caste or community and the members of such highly elevated family were always held in great easteem by the other subordinate castes namely the administrative kingly order, merchantile order or the labourers.