Verse 2·VR 5.53.2

सम्यग् उक्तम् हि भवता दूत वध्या विगर्हिता | अवश्यम् तु वधात् अन्यः क्रियताम् अस्य निग्रहः || ५-५३-२

samyag uktam hi bhavataa duuta vadhyaa vigarhitaa | avashyam tu vadhaat anyaH kriyataam asya nigrahaH || 5-53-2

Translation

"You have spoken well indeed that killing of an envoy is forbidden. Another punishment other than killing needs be certainly meted out to him."

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uktamhi

It has been indeed told

samyak

well

bhavataa

by you

duutavadhyaa

killing of an envoy

vigrahitaa

is forbidden

anyaH

another

nigrahaH

punishment

vadhaat

other than killing

avashyam kriyataam

needs be certainly meted out

asya

to him.

Chapter context

53

Ravana Orders to Set Fire to Hanuma's Tail

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