Devanagari scriptकुटुंबिकाध्यक्षमुख्यस्वामिनां कूटशासनमुद्राकर्मसु पूर्वमध्योत्तमवधा दण्डाः यथापराधं वा ॥ कZ_०४.९.१२ ॥
Transliterationkuṭuṃbikādhyakṣamukhyasvāmināṃ kūṭaśāsanamudrākarmasu pūrvamadhyottamavadhā daṇḍāḥ yathāparādhaṃ vā
Translationଗୃହସ୍ଥ, ଅଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷ/ଅଧୀକ୍ଷକ, ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଅଧିକାରୀ ଓ ସ୍ୱାମୀମାନେ ଯଦି କୂଟ (ଜାଲି) ଶାସନ/ଆଦେଶ କିମ୍ବା କୂଟ ମୁଦ୍ରା-କର୍ମ (ମୋହର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ) କରନ୍ତି, ତେବେ ଅପରାଧ ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ପ୍ରଥମ, ମଧ୍ୟମ ଓ ଉତ୍ତମ (ସର୍ବୋଚ୍ଚ)—ଯାହାରେ ବଧ (ମୃତ୍ୟୁଦଣ୍ଡ) ମଧ୍ୟ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଭୁକ୍ତ—ଦଣ୍ଡ ହେବ।
Word by Wordकुटुम्बिकhouseholder; substantial villager/peasant अध्यक्षsuperintendent; officer-in-charge स्वामिन्masters; owners; superiors कुटुम्बिकाध्यक्षमुख्यस्वामिनाम्of the householder(s), superintendents, chiefs, and masters कूटfraudulent; forged; deceitful शासनorders; official documents/edicts मुद्राseals; seal-impressions कर्मसुin acts/transactions/procedures कूटशासनमुद्राकर्मसुin matters of forged documents, seals, and (official) acts/transactions वधाःkillings; executions (capital punishments) दण्डाःpenalties/punishments अपराधम्offence; wrongdoing यथापराधम्according to the offence (its nature/degree) 
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Because they directly undermine state command-and-control and enable illicit transfers, coercion, and fraud under the appearance of authority.