languish:

to exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions

languish:

to exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions

(Verb)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Far from languishing in the forest during exile, Rama and Sita had relished some of their happiest moments in the seclusion of the forest.

Mahabharata:  The Pandavas refused to languish while in exile; they all prepared in various ways for the upcoming confrontation with the Kauravas at the end of the exile.

Bhagavad-gita:  If we are languishing in material existence, that’s not because God has forgotten us; that’s because we have forgotten God.