न चेदं ग्रहणं प्राप्य भेतव्यं जीवितं प्रति। न्यस्तशस्त्रौ गृहीतौ च न दूतौ वधमर्हतः॥
na cedaṃ grahaṇaṃ prāpya bhetavyaṃ jīvitaṃ prati| nyastaśastrau gṛhītau ca na dūtau vadhamarhataḥ||
English Meaning
Having been taken, you need not fear on the score of your lives. Even if envoys happen to be taken who are equipped with weapons, they should not be slain.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)