ते वयं दण्डकारण्यं विचित्य सुसमाहिताः। अज्ञानात् तु प्रविष्टाः स्म धरण्या विवृतं बिलम्॥
te vayaṃ daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ vicitya susamāhitāḥ| ajñānāt tu praviṣṭāḥ sma dharaṇyā vivṛtaṃ bilam||
English Meaning
It came to pass that, having heedfully explored the Dandaka forest, we through ignorance entered a cave lying open before.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)