And having proceeded far along with all those foremost of monkeys, he explored the caves and woods of Vindhya; spots inaccessible in consequence of streams intervening in front of mountains; and tanks; and tracts filled with trees; and various mountains rife with wild trees. And having searched in all directions, the monkeys could not find Maithilī, Janaka's daughter Sītā.
स तु दूरमुपागम्य सर्वैस्तैः कपिसत्तमैः। ततो विचित्य विन्ध्यस्य गुहाश्च गहनानि च॥ पर्वताग्रनदीदुर्गान् सरांसि विपुलदुमान्। वृक्षखण्डाश्च विविधान् पर्वतान् वनपादपान्॥ अन्वेषमाणास्ते सर्वे वानराः सर्वतोदिशम्। न सीतां ददृशुर्वीरा मैथिली जनकात्मजाम्॥