Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 28
Sanskrit:
धनदारात्मजापृक्ता यत्र शोचन्ति ब्राह्मणा: ।ते वै राजन्यवेषेण नटा जीवन्त्यसुम्भरा: ॥ २८ ॥
ITRANS:
dhana-dārātmajāpṛktāyatra śocanti brāhmaṇāḥte vai rājanya-veṣeṇanaṭā jīvanty asum-bharāḥ
Translation:
“The rulers of a kingdom in which brāhmaṇas lament over lost wealth, wives and children are merely imposters playing the role of kings just to earn their livelihood.