Mahabharata 2.43.25

तथा हि रत्नान्यादाय विविधानि नृपा नृपम्उपतिष्ठन्ति कौन्तेयं वैश्या इव करप्रदाः

tathā hi ratnānyādāya vividhāni nṛpā nṛpamupatiṣṭhanti kaunteyaṃ vaiśyā iva karapradāḥ

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