Abridged Amarakośa 2.172-2

2.172-2

2:172
likhitākṣarasaṃsthāne lipirlibirubhe striyau|
syātsandeśaharo dūto dūtyaṃ tadbhāvakarmaṇi ||

2:172
For the arrangement of written letters, lipi and libi are both feminine. / A message-bearer is a dūta; dūtya denotes his state or function.