Ramayana
स नष्टां गां क्षुधार्तो वै अन्विषंस्तत्र तत्र च । नापश्यत्सर्वराज्येषु संवत्सरगणान्बहून् ॥ 7-53-10 ॥
Tormented by hunger and searching for his lost cow here and there, he could not find her throughout all the kingdoms for many years on end.
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