Shloka 14
सुग्रीवस्य शतवलि-प्रेषणम्
Sugriva’s Commission to Satavali for the Northern Search
लोध्रपद्मकषण्डेषु देवदारुवनेषु च।रावणस्सह वैदेह्या मार्गितव्यस्ततस्ततः।।।।
lodhra-padma-kaṣaṇḍeṣu devadāru-vaneṣu ca |
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidēhyā mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ ||4.43.14||
లోధ్ర, పద్మక గుంపులలోను, దేవదారు వనాలలోను—అక్కడక్కడా సర్వత్ర—వైదేహితో కూడిన రావణుని వెదకవలెను.
'Then go and explore the hermitage of Soma inhabited by gods and gandharvas and also the great summits of mount Kala.
FAQs
Dharma is faithful service to a just cause: the search must be comprehensive, extending even into dense and remote forests.
Sugrīva gives terrain-specific instructions—where to look for signs of Rāvaṇa and Sītā in forested regions.
Diligence (udyoga) and thoroughness—leaving no likely place unexamined.