Shloka 5.63.26
दधिमुख-विज्ञापनम् / Dadhimukha Reports the Madhuvana Incident
श्रुत्वा दधिमुखस्येदं सुग्रीवस्सम्प्रहृष्य च।वनपालं पुनर्वाक्यं सुग्रीवः प्रत्यभाषत।।।।
ebhiḥ pradharṣitāś caiva vānarā vanarakṣibhiḥ |
madhūny acintayitv emān bhakṣayanti pibanti ca ||
“Though the grove-guards tried to restrain them by force, those vānaras ignored us and, thinking only of the honey, kept on eating and drinking.”
Beautiful-necked Sugriva heard Dadhimukha, the protector of the garden, felt very glad and replied:
Dharma underscores self-restraint: even after success, one should not disregard lawful authority or communal order.
The guards attempted to stop the vānaras in Madhuvana, but the group continued consuming honey despite resistance.
The verse contrasts the guards’ dutiful enforcement with the vānaras’ momentary lack of restraint.