Shloka 18
एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 49)
Aṅgada Re-energizes the Southern Search Party
तस्याग्रमधिरूढास्ते श्रान्ता विपुलविक्रमाः।न पश्यन्ति स्म वैदेहीं रामस्य महिषीं प्रियाम्।।।।
tasyāgram adhirūḍhās te śrāntā vipulavikramāḥ | na paśyanti sma vaidehīṃ rāmasya mahiṣīṃ priyām ||
Walaupun telah sampai ke puncaknya, para wira perkasa itu—kini keletihan—tetap tidak melihat Vaidehī, permaisuri kesayangan Rāma.
Even after scaling up the peak, the exhausted, heroic monkeys could not find Vaidehi, the dear queen of Rama.
FAQs
Truthfulness about outcomes: despite great effort, they acknowledge the reality—Sītā is still not found—without self-deception.
After surveying from a peak, the searchers fail to spot Sītā.
Satya (facing facts) alongside kṣānti/dhṛti (patient endurance).