The folks that decided to not flaunt their high position they lived normal lives doing things such as being tax collectors or actors pretty much anything they wanted. Unfortunately, there were also those brahmans who did not use their authority for good but rather made a profit from it by telling fortunes or using sorcery. These type of humans were often openly despised.
The only punishment for a bramhan, since they could not be tortured or put in jail, was to have the coil of hair upon their head to be chopped off. It sounds pathetic but the coil of hair on their head was the visual sign of their high statuses if it were to be chopped off that would mean exclusion. This means to live the life of an outlaw. The excluded person may try to join other castes, one would think that their previous high status would enable them to join any group they may wish, quite the opposite, once you are in any grouping you cannot move down or up into another. No one will accept a rejection from any other group. The excluded is forced to leave the contrary it is what many call a "moral death- much worse than death itself. .
The second standing position in the system belongs to the kshatryiyas. From their childhood, they were taught the ways of the Veda and how to use weapons enabling them to defend themselves and their king. Though most children were geared to a certain position already decided for them such as being part of the kings inter circle or to be warriors. Some however were not chosen or did not chose to have a position that showed their high status. Instead, they used their power when it pleased them. One of the most popular ways was how they found their bride, either to take her away during military sieges or to win her over a tournament in which that had to excel in archery.
The third leading station did not have time for things as tournaments for brides they were to busy working and managing fields.