ऋक्षबिलप्रवेशः
Entry into the Rikshabilam Cave
क्षुत्पिपासापरीताश्च श्रान्ताश्च सलिलार्थिनः।।।।अवकीर्णं लतावृक्षैर्ददृशुस्ते महाबिलम्।
kṣut-pipāsā-parītāś ca śrāntāś ca salilārthinaḥ | avakīrṇaṃ latā-vṛkṣair dadṛśus te mahābilam ||
Dahil sa gutom at uhaw, at sa pagod habang naghahanap ng tubig, napansin nila ang isang napakalaking yungib na natatabunan at nagkalat ng mga baging at mga punò.
She was an ascetic in bark robes and deer skin blazing with lustre, restrained in her food. The monkeys got very frightened.
Dharma includes endurance under hardship: even when bodily needs press (hunger, thirst), the party continues the righteous task rather than abandoning it.
The southern searchers, desperate for water, come upon a massive cave thick with vegetation.
Fortitude—persisting in duty despite physical exhaustion.