Chapter 13 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 13

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 13.29

एवमुक्त्वा तु लङ्केशो दूतं खङ्गेन जघ्निवान्। ददौ भक्षयितुं ह्येनं राक्षसानां दुरात्मनाम्॥

evamuktvā tu laṅkeśo dūtaṃ khaṅgena jaghnivān| dadau bhakṣayituṃ hyenaṃ rākṣasānāṃ durātmanām||

English Meaning

Having said this, Lanka's lord killed the emissary with his sword and made him over to the wicked Räksasas for being eaten.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)