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CC Antya 9.47

বিশেষ তাহার ঠাঞি কৌড়ি বাকী হয় ।
প্রাণ নিলে কিবা লাভ? নিজ ধনক্ষয় ॥ ৪৭ ॥
viśeṣa tāhāra ṭhāñi kauḍi bākī haya
prāṇa nile kibā lābha? nija dhana-kṣaya

Synonyms

viśeṣaparticular; tāhāra ṭhāñifrom him; kauḍiof kauḍis; bākīdebt; hayathere is; prāṇa nileif he is killed; kibāwhat; lābhaprofit; nijaown; dhanawealth; kṣayaloss.

Translation

“His only fault is that he owes some money to the government. If he is killed, however, what profit will there be? The government will be the loser, for it will not get the money.