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

 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.


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“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.

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