Text 49]
The Son of Droṇa Punished
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tat kulam pradahaty āśu sānubandham śucārpitam
yaiḥ—by those; kopitam—enraged; brahma-kulam—the order of the brāhmaṇas; 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; śucārpitam—being put into grief.
TRANSLATION
If the kingly administrative order, which is unrestricted in sense control, offends the brāhmaṇa order and enrages them, then the fire of that rage burns up the whole body of the royal family and brings grief upon all.
PURPORT
The  brāhmaṇa  order of society, or the spiritually advanced caste or community and the members of such highly elevated families, were always held in great esteem by the other subordinate castes, namely the administrative kingly order, mercantile order and the laborers.
TEXT 49
सूत उवाच धर्म्यं न्यायं सकरुणं निर्व्यलीकं समं महत् । राजा धर्मसुतो राज्याः प्रत्यनन्दद्वचो द्विजाः ॥४९॥
sūta uvāca dharmyam nyāyyam sa-karuṇam nirvyalīkam samam mahat rājā dharma-suto rājñyāḥ pratyanandad vaco dvijāḥ
sūtaḥ uvāca—Sūta Gosvāmī said; dharmyam—just to the principles of religion; nyāyyam—justice; sa-karuṇam—full of mercy; nirvyalīkam—without duplicity in dharma; samam—equity; mahat—glorious; rājā—the King; dharma-sutaḥ—son; rājñyāḥ—by the Queen; pratyanandat—supported; vacaḥ—statements; dvijāḥ—O brāhmaṇas.