व्यावहारिकं कर्मचतुष्कं षड्दण्डाः सप्त कशाः द्वाव् उपरिनिबन्धौ उदकनालिका च ॥ कZ_०४.८.२१ ॥
vyāvahārikaṃ karmacatuṣkaṃ ṣaḍdaṇḍāḥ sapta kaśāḥ dvāv uparinibandhau udakanālikā ca
For the (standard) judicial corporal punishment set of four: six strokes with a cane, seven lashes, two upper bindings (restraints), and the water-tube (water-pouring torture) are prescribed.
A baseline, count-based schedule of corporal punishments for judicial use—so penalties are predictable and administratively enforceable.
To constrain discretionary cruelty and make enforcement auditable across officers and cases.