ataeva - therefore; yāhāṅ yāhāṅ - wherever; dei adhikāra - I appoint them; khāya - they eat; piye - drink; luṭe - plunder; vilāya - distribute; nā karoṅ vicāra - I do not consider.

“ ‘Therefore I have appointed them collectors in various places, and although they spend the government’s money, eat, drink, plunder and distribute it as they like, I do not take them very seriously.