rāja-bilāt sādhi' khāya, nāhi rāja-bhaya
dārī-nāṭuyāre diyā kare nānā vyaya
dārī-nāṭuyāre diyā kare nānā vyaya
Synonyms
rāja-bilāt-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.
Translation
"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.