सप्तचत्वारिंशः सर्गः — वानरयूथपानां अन्वेषणवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम्
Search Reports of the Vanara Leaders
सरांसि सरित काक्षानाकाशं नगराणि च।नदीदुर्गांस्तथा शैलान्विचिन्वन्ति समन्ततः।।4.47.2।।
sarāṁsi sarit-kakṣān ākāśaṁ nagarāṇi ca |
nadī-durgāṁs tathā śailān vicinvanti samantataḥ || 4.47.2 ||
ते सर्वत्र शोध करीत—सरोवरे, नदीकाठ व जलमार्ग, आकाश व नगरे; तसेच नदीदुर्ग आणि पर्वतही चहूबाजूंनी तपासीत।
'We searched for her in the mountains, in inaccessible forests, in rivers and seas and also the countryside.
Dharma here is diligent performance of assigned duty: the searchers do not limit themselves to easy places but investigate all possible regions.
Sugriva’s search parties are ranging widely, scanning natural and human settlements in the effort to find Sita.
Perseverance and thoroughness—leaving no place unexamined.