पराजितश्चेद्द्विगुणदण्डः क्रियेत न कश्चन राजानमभिसरिष्यति ॥ कZ_०३.२०.०६ ॥
parājitaś ced dviguṇadaṇḍaḥ kriyeta na kaścana rājānam abhisariṣyati
If the defeated person is made liable to a double penalty, then no one will approach the king (with such quarrels).
A loser-pays escalation: imposing a double penalty on the defeated to deter opportunistic or escalatory disputes from reaching the royal court.