Verse 20·VR 6.25.20

न चेदम् ग्रहम् णम् प्रप्य भेतव्यम् जीवितम् प्रति || ६-२५-२० व्यस्तशस्त्रौ गृहीतौ च न दूतौ वधमर्हतः |

shvaH kaale nagariim la.nkaam sapraakaaraam satoraNaam || 6-25-24 raakShasam ca balam pashya sharair vidhva.nsitam mayaa |

Translation

"You, having been caught, need not fear about your life. The captured messengers holding no weapons indeed deserve no killing."

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praapya

having obtained

idam

this

grahaNam

seizure

nabhetavyam

you need not fear

jivitam prati

about your life

gR^ihiitau

the seized

ddutau

messengers

nyastashastrau

without weapons

arhataH

deserve

na vadham

no killing.

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