He would break an eternal rule who would kill or wound such a Brahmana. If any Kshatriya breaks that rule, he would become the most cursed of his order.
मर्यादां शाश्वती भिन्द्याद् ब्राह्मणं योऽभिलङ्घयेत्। अथ चेल्लङ्घयेदेव मर्यादां क्षत्रियब्रुवः॥