rājāra vartana khāya, āra curi kare
rāja-daṇḍya haya sei śāstrera vicāre

 rājāra vartana - the salary of the King; khāya - he takes; āra - and; curi kare - steals; rāja-daṇḍya - liable to be punished by the King; haya - is; sei - he; śāstrera vicāre - the verdict of the revealed scripture.


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“ ‘One who serves the government but misappropriates the government’s revenue is liable to be punished by the king. That is the verdict of all revealed scriptures.

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