दूतवध्या न दृष्टा हि राजशास्त्रेषु राक्षस। दूतेन वेदितव्यं च यथाभिहितवादिना॥
dūtavadhyā na dṛṣṭā hi rājaśāstreṣu rākṣasa| dūtena veditavyaṃ ca yathābhihitavādinā||
English Meaning
The destruction of an envoy is not sanctioned by the royal morality, O Raksasa. They communicate simply the mandate of their masters.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)