सीताम् Sita, अदृष्ट्वा without seeing, पौरुषम् pride of achievement, अनवाप्य without achieving, वानरैः सह accompanied by vanaras, चिरं कालम् for a long time, विहृत्य having passed time, मे to myself, सुग्रीवसमीपगा to approach Sugriva, गतिः way, नास्ति not possible, वानरः vanara, सुतीक्ष्णदण्डः will punish severely, बलवांश्च powerful.

'I have spent a long time with vanaras. I have not succeded in my efforts to find Sita. I dare not see Sugriva now without finding Sita and without fulfilling my task. Sugriva will punish me severely. There is no way out.'