Shanti Parva 85.21
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 85 · Verse 21
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Sanskrit Original
यथोक्तवादिनं दूतं क्षत्रधर्मरतो नृपः। यो हन्यात् पितरस्तस्य भ्रूणहत्यामवाप्नुयुः॥
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That king, mindful of Kshatriya practices, who kills a messenger faithfully speaking out his message, causes his departed manes to be stained with the sin of killing a foetus.