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CC Antya 9.32

Text

rāja-vilāt sādhi’ khāya, nāhi rāja-bhaya
dārī-nāṭuyāre diyā kare nānā vyaya

Synonyms

rāja-vilāt — money due the King; sādhi’ — collecting; khāya — he uses; nāhi rāja-bhaya — without fear of the King; dārī-nāṭuyāre — to dancing girls; diyā — giving; kare — makes; nānā — various; vyaya — expenditures.

Translation

“Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka is in charge of collecting money on behalf of the government, but he misappropriates it. Not fearing the King, he squanders it to see dancing girls.