Having thus despatched before a huge army consisting of selected elephants and horses, Śatrughna, the enhancer of the glory of Raghu's race, took farewell from Rāma. And all showed him proper respect.
निर्याप्य सेनामथ सोऽग्रतस्तदा गजेन्द्रवाजिप्रवरौघसंकुलाम्। उपास्यमानः स नरेन्द्रपार्श्वतः प्रतिप्रयातो रघुवंशवर्धनः॥