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rajara vartana khaya, ara curi kare

raja-dandya haya sei sastrera vicare

SYNONYMS

rajara vartana—the salary of the King; khaya—he takes; ara—and; curi kare—steals; raja-dandya—liable to be punished by the King; haya—is; sei—he; sastrera vicare—the verdict of the revealed scripture "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.