Canonical Ref: BK 8.127
Metrical Form: अनुष्टुप्
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
"कृत्वा कर्म यथाऽऽदिष्टं पूर्व-कार्याऽविरोधि यः । करोत्यभ्यधिकं कृत्यं तमाहुर्दूतमुत्तमम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
“They call him the best envoy who, after having executed the assigned mission, accomplishes an extra task, not contrary to (his) original assignment.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 8.127. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.