যদ্যপি প্রতাপরুদ্র - সর্বগুণবান্ ।
তাঁহারে মলিন কৈল এক 'রাজা'-নাম ॥ ৫৪ ॥
yadyapi prataparudra-sarva-gunavan
taṅhare malina kaila eka 'raja'-nama
yadyapi-although; prataparudra-the King; sarva-guna-van-qualified in every respect; taṅhare-unto him; malina kaila-makes impure; eka-one; raja-nama-the name ''king.''
"The King certainly possesses all good qualities, but simply by taking up the name 'king,' he has infected everything.