Shloka 4.48.24

विन्ध्यगुहाविचयः — Searching the Vindhya Caves and the Cursed Forest (Southern Search)

Devanagari script

ते विचित्य पुनः खिन्ना विनिष्पत्य समागताः।एकान्ते वृक्षमूले तु निषेदुर्दीनमानसाः।।।।

Transliteration

te vicitya punaḥ khinnā viniṣpatya samāgatāḥ |

ekānte vṛkṣamūle tu niṣedur dīnamānasāḥ ||

Translation

Searching yet again, weary and disappointed, they came out and gathered together; in a secluded spot beneath a tree, dejected at heart, they sat down.

Context

Having searched again, the disappointed monkeys collected together under a tree, dejected at heart and sat down in silence.ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে কিষ্কিন্ধাকাণ্ডে অষ্টচত্বারিংশস্সর্গঃ৷৷Thus ends of the fortyeighth sarga in Kishkindakanda of the forst epic, the Holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• vānarāḥ (monkeys)
• vṛkṣa (tree)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

It acknowledges a human reality within dharma: fatigue and discouragement can arise even in righteous work; the lesson is to pause, regroup, and recover rather than abandon truth and duty.

What is the narrative situation?

After repeated searches yield no success, the Vānara group withdraws from the cave area and rests together under a tree, mentally downcast.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Solidarity—staying together in hardship—along with the implied need for resilience after rest.