Properly punishing those who have disregarded the restraints of virtue for the sake of the body or the mind, they should be protected according to the ordinances but never according to caprice.
धर्मसेतुमतिक्रान्ताः स्थूलसूक्ष्मात्मकारणात्॥ विभज्य दण्डं रक्ष्यास्तु धर्मतो न यदृच्छया।