Shloka 13
मधुवनप्रवेशः — The Vanaras Enter Madhuvana
Honey-Grove Episode
ततश्चानुमता स्सर्वे सम्प्रहृष्टा वनौकसः।मुदिताः प्रेरिताश्चापि प्रनृत्यन्तोऽभवंस्तदा।।।।
tataś cānumatāḥ sarve samprahṛṣṭā vanaukasaḥ | muditāḥ preritāś cāpi pranṛtyanto ’bhavaṁs tadā ||
ततः सर्वेऽनुमताः वनौकसः सम्प्रहृष्टा मुदिताः। प्रेरिताश्चापि तदा प्रनृत्यन्तोऽभवन्॥
Permitted thus to drink honey the forestdwelling monkeys were motivated. They rejoiced very happily and started dancing.
FAQs
Enjoyment becomes ethically acceptable when it follows permission and order; their joy is depicted as regulated, not transgressive.
After being allowed to drink honey, the Vānaras burst into celebration, dancing in high spirits.
Communal harmony—collective joy expressed without internal conflict, arising from a shared, authorized decision.