धर्मज्ञा: knowledgeable in prescibed conduct and duties, ते द्विजा: those brahmins, तथा in that manner, नृपोत्तमम् Dasaratha, the best among kings, वर्धयन्त: while greeting him, अनुज्ञाता: obtaining permission to leave, तत: thereafter, सर्वे all, यथागतम् as in the manner they came, पुन:जग्मु: returned.

Bowing to this best of kings (Dasaratha), all the brahmins who were experts in austerities left all the knowledgeable brahmins as they camewith his permission.