सर्वाधिकरणेषु युक्तोपयुक्ततत्पुरुषाणां पणादिचतुष्पणपरमापहारेषु पूर्वमध्यमोत्तमवधा दण्डाः ॥ कZ_०२.५.१६ ॥
sarvādhikaraṇeṣu yuktopayukta-tatpuruṣāṇāṃ paṇādi-catuṣpaṇa-paramāpahāreṣu pūrva-madhyama-uttama-vadhā daṇḍāḥ
सर्वेषु अधिकरणेषु नियुक्तोपयुक्त-तत्पुरुषाणां पणादि-चतुष्पण-परमापहारेषु पूर्व-मध्यम-उत्तमवधा दण्डाः।
To create a predictable deterrence ladder: minor diversion is punished, but large-scale theft by officials is treated as an existential threat to the state and can warrant the severest sanction.