hena-kÄle mulukera eka mleccha adhikÄrÄ«
saptagrÄma-mulukera se haya 'caudhurÄ«'
hena-kÄle - at this time; mulukera - of the country; eka - one; mleccha - Muslim; adhikÄrÄ« - official; saptagrÄma-mulukera - of the place known as SaptagrÄma; se - that person; haya - is; caudhurÄ« - tax collector.
At that time there was a Muslim official collecting the taxes of SaptagrÄma.
Formerly, when the Muslim government was in power, the person appointed tax collector would collect the taxes of the local zamindars, or landholders. He would keep one fourth of the collection for himself as a profit, and the balance he would deliver to the treasury of the government.
