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nija-kauḍi māge, rājā nāhi kare daṇḍa
rājā — mahā-dhārmika, ei haya pāpī bhaṇḍa!
nija-kauḍi — his own money; māge — demands; rājā — the King; nāhi kare daṇḍa — does not punish; rājā — the King; mahā-dhārmika — very religious; ei — this man; haya — is; pāpī — sinful; bhaṇḍa — cheat.
“ ‘The King wanted his revenue paid and did not want to enforce punishment. Therefore the King is certainly very religious. But Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka is a great cheat.