Adhyaya 50

rāmasyāśvamedhe pravṛtte śatrughnasya puruṣāḥ yajña-aśvaṃ gṛhītaṃ ca svān apamānitaṃ ca nivedayanti। tataḥ sa roṣaṃ prāpnoti; sumatimantrī tu dūta-nītiṃ smārayati—dūtaḥ balena asādhyam api sādhayituṃ śaknoti। tataḥ śatrughnaḥ vāliputraṃ aṅgadaṃ hariśvaraṃ vā dūtaṃ kṛtvā kuṇḍalanagarīṃ preṣayati, yatra dhārmikaḥ kṣatriyaḥ surathaḥ rājā rāmapādabhakti-prasiddhaḥ। sabhāyāṃ dūtaḥ svātmānaṃ prakāśayati; aśva-prasaṅge vivādaḥ pravardhate, aśvaṃ na dīyate cet mahāyuddha-vināśaḥ syād iti bhīṣaṇāni uktāni। aṅgadaḥ surathasya garvaṃ nigṛhṇan śatrughnasya parākramān vānarāṇāṃ ca rāmapakṣa-niṣṭhāṃ varṇayati, śaraṇāgatiṃ ca aśva-pratyarpanaṃ ca yācate। ante rāme dharmataḥ śaraṇāgatiḥ paramā gatiḥ iti pratipādyate, dūta-vākyenaiva śatrughnāya nirṇayaḥ pratyāhriyate।