Listen now to the means by which the king may purge off such sins. If the king fails to restore to a subject the wealth that has been stolen away by thieves he should then make good the loss from his own treasury, or, in case of inability, with wealth taken from his dependants.
तादृशात् किल्बिषाद् राजा शृणु येन प्रमुच्यते। प्रत्याहर्तुमशक्यं स्याद् धनं चोरैर्हतं यदि। तत् स्वकोशात् प्रदेयं स्यादशक्तेनोपजीवतः॥