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ataeva yahan yahan dei adhikara

khaya, piye, lute, vilaya, na karon vicara

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; yahan yahan—wherever; dei adhikara—I appoint them; khaya—they eat; piye—drink; lute—plunder; vilaya—distribute; na karon vicara—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.