Those crooked men, who having committed an offence wittingly plead ignorance should be punished even if their offence by trifling.
अथ चेद् बुद्धिजं कृत्वा ब्रूयुस्ते तदबुद्धिजम्। पापान् स्वल्पेऽपि तान् हन्यादपराधे तथानृजून्॥