Ramayana

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वैरूप्यमङ्गेषु कशाभिघातो मौण्ड्यं तथा लक्षणसन्निपातः | एतान् हि दूते प्रवदन्ति दण्डान् वधस्तु दूतस्य न नः श्रुतोऽस्ति || ५-५२-१५

sanskrit

'Mutilation of limbs, flogging, shaving of the head, and deforming limbs etc. these punishments have been prescribed for an emissary. Never has killing of an emissary been heard. [5-52-15]

english translation

vairUpyamaGgeSu kazAbhighAto mauNDyaM tathA lakSaNasannipAtaH | etAn hi dUte pravadanti daNDAn vadhastu dUtasya na naH zruto'sti || 5-52-15

hk transliteration