दोषानुरूपं प्रणयन्ति दण्डं कृतापराधेषु नृपाः परेषु । महापराधे यदि मृत्युशत्रौ न दण्डनीतिप्रवणा भवन्ति
doṣānurūpaṃ praṇayanti daṇḍaṃ kṛtāparādheṣu nṛpāḥ pareṣu / mahāparādhe yadi mṛtyuśatrau na daṇḍanītipravaṇā bhavanti
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.