Shloka 4.48.2
विन्ध्यगुहाविचयः — Searching the Vindhya Caves and the Cursed Forest (Southern Search)
स तु दूरमुपागम्य सर्वैस्तै: कपिसत्तमैः।विचिनोति स्म विन्ध्यस्य गुहाश्च गहनानि च।।।।पर्वताग्रान्नदीदुर्गान्सरांसि विपुलान्द्रुमान्।वृक्षषण्डांश्च विविधान्पर्वतान्घनपादपान्।।।।
so 'pi tān vānarān sarvān naṣṭāḥ sthety abravīd balī |
abhyadhāvata saṅkṛddho muṣṭim udyamya saṃhitam ||
He too, the mighty one, said to all those monkeys, “You are finished!” And, inflamed with rage, he rushed at them, raising his clenched fist.
He went a long distance with other heroic monkeys, searching in the impenetrable caves of Vindhya mountain. They combed interior places, mountain peaks, fortresses surrounded by rivers, lakes, extensive groves of trees, bushes and thickets.
The verse depicts adharma: arrogance and threat-driven violence. It implicitly contrasts righteous strength (used in protection and duty) with unrighteous aggression.
The demon verbally threatens the Vānara party and immediately attacks in anger.
By contrast, the Vānaras’ steadiness is implied; the demon displays the vice of wrath (krodha) and boastful cruelty.