Chapter 52 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 52.7

तस्मात् प्रसीद शत्रुघ्न राक्षसेन्द्र दुरासद। युक्तायुक्तं विनिश्चित्य दूतदण्डो विधीयताम्॥

tasmāt prasīda śatrughna rākṣasendra durāsada| yuktāyuktaṃ viniścitya dūtadaṇḍo vidhīyatām||

English Meaning

Therefore, O destroyer of enemies, be pacified. O lord of Raksasas, difficult to approach, consider what is proper or otherwise, and then do you mete out punishment to the envoy.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)