परीक्षेतात्ययं चैषां यथोद्दिष्टं प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.१४.५५च्द् ॥
parīkṣet ātyayaṃ ca eṣāṃ yathoddiṣṭaṃ prakalpayet
एषां अत्ययं परीक्षेत; यथोद्दिष्टं च प्रकल्पयेत्।
Rule-bounded discretion: officials must compute losses by pre-set standards to prevent favoritism and corruption.