Paumacariya 105.78

105.78

tō bhaṇaï muṇī nakkhēṁ, marisasa dōsa imāṇa vippāṇaṁ . mā kuṇasu jīvadhāya, majjha kaē bhadda
dīṇāṇaṁ

Then the sage said to the yakṣa: “Pardon the fault of these brahmins; / for my sake, O gentle one, do not kill these wretched beings.”