In a time of distress, when ordinary practices cannot be followed, a Kshatriya may support himself by even unjust and improper means. The very Brahmanas, it is seen, do the same when their means of living run out.
आपद्गतेन धर्माणामन्यायेनोपजीवनम्। अपि ह्येतद् ब्राह्मणेषु दृष्टं वृत्तिपरिक्षये॥