Valmiki Ramayana Sundara Kanda Sarga 52 Shloka 15
Original Shlokaवैरूप्यमङ्गेषु कशाभिघातो मौण्ड्यं तथा लक्षणसन्निपातः। एतान् हि दूते प्रवदन्ति दण्डान् वधस्तु दूतस्य न नः श्रुतोऽस्ति।।5.52.15।।
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English Translation
अङ्गेषु in limbs, वैरूप्यम् deforming, कशाभिघातः flogging, मौण्ड्यम् shaving the head, तथा similarly, लक्षणसन्निपातः disfigurement, एतान् such of those, दूते for an emissary, दण्डान् punishments, प्रवदन्ति elders have prescribed, दूतस्य for emissary, वधस्तु killing of, श्रुतः heard, नास्ति never.
English Commentary
"Mutilation of limbs, flogging, shaving of the head, and deforming limbs etc. these punishments have been prescribed for an emissary. Never has killing of an emissary been heard.