प्रमादस्थानेषु चैषामत्ययं स्थापयेद्दिवसवेतनव्ययद्विगुणम् ॥ कZ_०२.९.०८ ॥
pramādasthāneṣu caiṣām atyayaṃ sthāpayed divasavetanavyaya-dviguṇam
At points prone to negligence, he should impose on them a penalty amounting to twice the daily wage-and-expense outlay.
It makes the sanction proportional and immediately intelligible, directly offsetting the state’s operational cost and deterring careless losses.