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[Dasaratha enters the city of Ayodhya with his sons and their wives--Bharata and Satrughna depart with their maternal uncle--Rama's virtues described.]

गते रामे प्रशान्तात्मा रामो दाशरथिर्धनु:।

वरुणायाप्रमेयाय ददौ हस्ते ससायकम्।।1.77.1।।

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रामे when Rama, गते had departed, प्रशान्तात्मा with serene mind, दाशरथि: son of Dasaratha, राम: Rama, ससायकम् together with arrow, धनु: bow, अप्रमेयाय immeasurable, strength, वरुणाय to Varuna, हस्ते in his hand, ददौ gave.

When Parasurama departed, Rama, son of Dasaratha with a serene mind gave the bow along with the arrow to Varuna of immeasurable strength.