onghold, treasure, [power of]
punishment, and allies--because these are its elements, a realm is
called seven-limbed.

353. When possessed of this, let a monarch cause punishment to fall on
the guilty; for, of old, justice was created by Brahma under the form
of punishment.[32]

357. A brother even, or a son, any one to whom respect is due, a
father-in-law or maternal uncle, if he transgress, is not to go
unpunished by the monarch.

358. The monarch who punishes such as deserve punishment, who slays
such as deserve death: he is as one who has made many sacrifices with
valuable offerings.[33]

359. Every day should the monarch, pondering on his reward (such as
sacrifices gain), himself investigate law-suits in their order with
the judges around him.

360. The monarch, always duly correcting [those among] the casts, the
mixed classes, the guilds, the schools[34] [of the learned], and the
people [in general], who have deviated from their duty, should set
them in the [right] path.

361. A particle of dust in the sunbeams, as they shine through a
window, is held to consist of three atoms; eight of those [particles]
are equal to a poppy seed, of which three are equal to a black mustard
seed;

362. Three of these to a white mustard seed, three of these to a
barley seed of middle size, three of these to a Krishnala
berry,[35] five of these to a Masha,[36] sixteen of these to a
Suvarna.[37]

363. A Pala is four or five[38] Suvarnas. Two Krishnalas are a
silver Masha; sixteen of the latter, a Dharana.

364. A Satamana and a Pala are each equal to ten Dharanas: a
Nishka is four Suvarnas: a copper Pana is of the weight of a
Karsha.[39]

365. One thousand and eighty Panas is declared the highest fine;
half of that amount the medium fine; and half of this the lowest fine.

366. Reproof, words of ignominy, fine, and death,[40] shall be
administered, singly or together, according to the crime.[41]

367. [The monarch] having informed himself of the crime, the place
where, and the time when [committed], the strength [of the criminal,
his] age, calling, and means, shall cause punishment to fall upon the
guilty.[42]

[Inverted "therefore" symbol] The foregoing extracts, it will have
been observed, are of general application, and do not refer to any
part of the law in detail. Several slokas in the first book, however,
and some in the third, do refer to and affect the details of law,
which are the proper subject of the se