O king, afternoon much suffering, they at last reached a dense forest. The sons of Pandu became tired, thirsty and sleepy. Yudhisthira thus spoke to the greatly energetic Bhimasena, “What could be more painful then our being in a dense forest! We do not know the directions; we are incapable of proceeding further.
यतमाना वनं राजन् गहनं प्रतिपेदिरे। ततः श्रान्ताः पिपासार्ता निद्रान्धाः पाण्डुनन्दनाः॥ पुनरूचुर्महावीर्यं भीमसेनमिदं वचः। इतः कष्टतरं किं नु यद् वयं गहने वने। दिशश्च न विजानीमो गन्तुं चैव न शक्नुमः॥