Shloka 4.57.23
सम्पाति–अङ्गदसंवादः / Sampati and Angada: Genealogy, Jatayu, and the Search Vow
ते वयं दण्डकारण्यं विचित्य सुसमाहिताः।।।।अज्ञानात्तु प्रविष्टास्स्म धर्मिण्या विवृतं बिलम्।
te vayaṃ daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ vicitya su-samāhitāḥ | ajñānāt tu praviṣṭāḥ sma dharmiṇyā vivṛtaṃ bilam ||
After carefully searching the Daṇḍaka forest, we—fully attentive—unknowingly entered a cave that had been opened by a righteous female ascetic.
'Having searched the forest of Dandaka carefully, we all entered this large hole unknowingly.
Even disciplined effort can be diverted by ignorance (ajñāna). Dharma involves acknowledging mistakes truthfully and returning to the righteous objective without self-deception.
The search party, after combing Daṇḍaka, accidentally enters a cave associated with an ascetic woman, causing delay.
Attentiveness and sincerity in the mission, alongside humility in admitting unintended error.