ईप्सितः पणेत धर्मार्थानुयोगमविशिष्टेषु बलवत्संयुक्तेषु दण्डधारणं मत्संयोगे तदात्वे च दण्डधारणमिति न कुर्याः पक्षं वृत्तिं गुह्यं च मे नोपहन्याः संज्ञया च त्वां कामक्रोधदण्डनेषु वारयेयमिति ॥ कZ_०५.४.०७ ॥
īpsitaḥ paṇeta dharmārthānuyogam aviśiṣṭeṣu balavatsaṃyukteṣu daṇḍadhāraṇaṃ matsaṃyoge tadātve ca daṇḍadhāraṇam iti na kuryāḥ pakṣaṃ vṛttiṃ guhyaṃ ca me nopahanyāḥ saṃjñayā ca tvāṃ kāmakrodhadaṇḍaneṣu vārayeyam iti
If he seeks to win favour, he should propose: ‘Apply inquiry guided by dharma and artha; reserve punishment for cases where the situation is clear and strongly corroborated; do not rush to punitive action merely from my association or in the heat of the moment. Do not injure my faction, livelihood, or secrets; and by prior understanding I shall restrain you from punishments driven by desire or anger.’
A proto–due-process norm: sanctions should follow strong corroboration, not suspicion, personal association, or momentary emotion.