Text
rāja-bilāt sādhi’ khāya, nāhi rāja-bhaya
dārī-nāṭuyāre diyā kare nānā vyaya
Synonyms
raja-bilāt—money due the King; sadhi—collecting; khaya—he uses; nahi raja-bhaya—without fear of the King; dari-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. ¶