उद्यतेष्वपि शस्त्रेषु यथोक्तं शासनं वदेत् ।
रागापरागौ जानीयाद् दृष्टिवक्त्रविचेष्टितैः ॥
udyatēṣvapi śastrēṣu yathōktaṁ śāsanaṁ vadēt ।
rāgāparāgau jānīyād dr̥ṣṭivaktravicēṣṭitaiḥ ॥
He (The Ambassador) should deliver the orders of his master, word per word, even if weapons be raised (to smite him down). He should also apprise himself of the loyalty or disloyalty of the enemy’s subjects (by watching their movements of the face and hands etc.).