कृत्वा कर्म यथाऽऽदिष्टं पूर्वकार्याऽविरोधि यः ।
करोत्यभ्यधिकं कृत्यं तमाहुर्दूतमुत्तमम् ॥

Karandikar “They call him the best envoy who, after having executed the assigned mission, accomplishes an extra task, not contrary to (his) original assignment.
छन्दः अनुष्टुप् [८]
छन्दोविश्लेषणम्
१ २ ३ ४ ५ ६ ७ ८
कृ त्वा क र्म य था ऽऽदि ष्टं
पू र्व का र्या ऽवि रो धि यः
क रो त्य भ्य धि कं कृ त्यं
त मा हु र्दू त मु त्त मम्

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