A man, who is cited as a witness with respect to any matter of ocular or auricular knowledge, speaks falsely, brings upon him one thousand Pashas of Varuna,
साक्षी वा विब्रुवन् साक्ष्यं गोकर्णशिथिलश्चरन्। सहस्रं वारुणान् पाशानात्मनि प्रतिमुश्चति॥