You thought this, O king. The status of a Brahmana is highly difficult to get; having become a Brahmana, it is highly difficult to obtain the status of a Rishi; having become a Rishi it is difficult to become an ascetic.
एवमेतद् यथाऽऽत्य त्वं ब्राह्मण्यं तात दुर्लभम्। ब्राह्मणे सति चर्षित्वमृषित्वे च तपस्विता।॥