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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.]

gatē rāmē praśāntātmā rāmō dāśarathirdhanu:.

varuṇāyāpramēyāya dadau hastē sasāyakam৷৷1.77.1৷৷

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rāmē when Rama, gatē had departed, praśāntātmā with serene mind, dāśarathi: son of Dasaratha, rāma: Rama, sasāyakam together with arrow, dhanu: bow, apramēyāya immeasurable, strength, varuṇāya to Varuna, hastē in his hand, dadau gave.

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