The scene in the King's court took place late at night.
The merchant felt chastened and embarrassed when the King dismissed his accusations as baseless.
Ram Datt was the traveller who identified that the camel was suffering from stomach pain.
The King was so impressed by the young men's flawless reasoning that he offered them roles as his royal advisers.
The King of Ujjain punished the four young men and ordered them to repay the merchant.
The four travellers tried to run away when the merchant threatened to take them to the King.
The merchant accused the four young men of stealing and selling his camel.
The four young men had hidden the camel under a banyan tree before the merchant arrived.
The merchant confirmed that his missing camel had been unwell for two weeks.
Dev Datt noticed that the camel had broken its leg by studying the scratch marks on tree trunks.
Har Datt inferred that the camel had a short tail after seeing droplets of blood from mosquito bites on the ground.
Shiv Datt concluded that the camel was blind in its left eye because it ate leaves only from the right side of the road.
Ram Datt deduced that the camel was lame because only three footprints were distinct while the fourth was faint.
The four young men were journeying towards the city of Magadha to find employment.
The four young men had been travelling for exactly ten days after leaving their village.