Mahabharata 12.59.22

नष्टे ब्रह्मणि धर्मे च देवास्त्रासमथागमन्ते त्रस्ता नरशार्दूल ब्रह्माणं शरणं ययुः

naṣṭe brahmaṇi dharme ca devāstrāsamathāgamante trastā naraśārdūla brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.