Chapter 47 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 47

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 47.4

विचित्य दिवसं सर्वे सीताधिगमने धृताः। समायान्ति स्म मेदिन्यां निशाकालेषु वानराः॥

vicitya divasaṃ sarve sītādhigamane dhṛtāḥ| samāyānti sma medinyāṃ niśākāleṣu vānarāḥ||

English Meaning

Engaged during the day in search of Sītā, at night the monkeys seek the ground (for sleep).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)