হেনকালে মুলুকের এক ম্লেচ্ছ অধিকারী সপ্তগ্রামমুলুকের সে হয ঽচৌধুরীঽ
हेनकाले मुलुकेर एक म्लेच्छ अधिकारी सप्तग्राममुलुकेर से हय ऽचौधुरीऽ
hena-kāle mulukera eka mleccha adhikārī saptagrāma-mulukera se haya 'caudhurī'
Synonyms
hena-kāle—at this time; mulukera—of the country; eka—one; mleccha—Mohammedan; adhikārī—official; saptagrāma-mulukera—of the place known as Saptagrāma; se—that person; haya—is; caudhurī—tax collector..
Translation
At that time there was a Mohammedan official collecting the taxes of Saptagrāma.
Purport
Formerly, when the Mohammedan government was in power, the person appointed tax collector would collect the taxes of the local Zamindars, or landholders. He would keep one-fourth of the collection for himself as a profit, and the balance he would deliver to the treasury of the government.