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य उद्धरेत्करं राजा प्रजा धर्मेष्वशिक्षयन् ।
प्रजानां शमलं भुङ्क्ते भगं च स्वं जहाति सः ॥ २४ ॥
 
ya uddharet karam raja
praja dharmesv asiksayan
prajanam samalam bhuṅkte
bhagam ca svam jahati sah
yah-anyone (king or governor); uddharet-exact; karam-taxes; raja-king; prajah-the citizens; dharmesu-in executing their respective duties; asiksayan-without teaching them how to execute their respective duties; prajanam-of the citizens; samalam-impious; bhuṅkte-enjoys; bhagam-fortune; ca-also; svam-own; jahati-gives up; sah-that king.