Chapter 52 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 52.19

साधुर्वा यदि वासाधुः परैरेष समर्पितः। ब्रुवन् परार्थं परवान् न दूतो वधमर्हति॥

sādhurvā yadi vāsādhuḥ paraireṣa samarpitaḥ| bruvan parārthaṃ paravān na dūto vadhamarhati||

English Meaning

Whether honest or otherwise, this one has been commissioned by others. Advocating interest not his own and identifying himself with another, an envoy dose not merit the being put to death.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)