అధరము కదలియుఁగదలక – సుమతి

Adharamu kadaliyu gadalaka
madhuramulagu basaludigi maunavratudau
nadhikara rogapurita
badhirandhaka savamu juda bapamu Sumati!

adharam=lower lip; mounavrat=row of silence; badhira=deaf; savamu=corpse

Sumati, an official will barely speak; he won’t speak sweet words but becomes silent. Power corrupts him and he appears like a blind and deaf corpse. It is a sin to see such a person. Officials might become insensitive and unsympathetic to visitors. It is better to avoid such unhelpful officials.