sreyah praja-palanam eva rajno
yat samparaye sukrtat sastham amsam
hartanyatha hrta-punyah prajanam
araksita karaharo 'gham atti
sreyah-auspicious; praja-palanam-ruling over the general mass of people; eva-certainly; rajnah-for the king; yat-because; samparaye-in the next birth; su-krtat-from the pious activities; sastham amsam-one-sixth part; harta-collector; anyatha-otherwise; hrta-punyah-being bereft of the results of pious activities; prajanam-of the citizens; araksita-one who does not protect; kara-harah-tax collector; agham-sin; atti-receives or suffers.