CC Antya 9.18

Antya-līlā, Chapter 9, Text 18

‘মালজাঠ্যা-দণ্ডপাটে’ তার অধিকার ।
সাধি’ পাড়ি’ আনি’ দ্রব্য দিল রাজদ্বার ॥ ১৮ ॥

‘mālajāṭhyā-daṇḍapāṭe’ tāra adhikāra
sādhi’ pāḍi’ āni’ dravya dila rāja-dvāra

Word by word

mālajāṭhyā-daṇḍapāṭe — in the place known as Mālajāṭhyā Daṇḍapāta; tāra — his; adhikāra — authority; sādhi’ — soliciting; pāḍi’ — collecting; āni’ — bringing; dravya — the money; dila — gave; rāja-dvāra — to the door of the King.

Translation

“He served in the place known as Mālajāṭhyā Daṇḍapāta, soliciting and collecting money there and depositing it in the government treasury.”