CC MADHYA 12.54
yadyapi pratāparudra-sarva-guṇavān
tāṅhāre malina kaila eka 'rājā'-nāma
tāṅhāre malina kaila eka 'rājā'-nāma
SYNONYMS
yadyapi—although; pratāparudra—the King; sarva-guṇa-vān—qualified in every respect; tāṅhāre—unto him; malina kaila—makes impure; eka—one; raja-nāma—the name ''king.''
TRANSLATION
"The King certainly possesses all good qualities, but simply by taking up the name 'king,' he has infected everything.