Punishments of two kinds, viz, open and secret, were also described. The eight kinds of open punishments as also the eight kinds of secret punishment were described fully.
प्रकाशश्चाप्रकाशश्च दण्डोऽथ परिशब्दितः। प्रकाशोऽविधस्तत्र गुह्यश्च बहुविस्तरः॥