Chapter 72 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 72

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 72.12

कृतज्ञः कामरूपी च सहायार्थी च वीर्यवान्। शक्तौ ह्यद्य युवां कर्तुं कार्यं तस्य चिकीर्षितम्॥

kṛtajñaḥ kāmarūpī ca sahāyārthī ca vīryavān| śaktau hyadya yuvāṃ kartuṃ kāryaṃ tasya cikīrṣitam||

English Meaning

Despise not that kingly monkey Sugrīva, because he is grateful, capable of assuming shapes at will, seeking protection and powerful. You too are able to accomplish his wished-for object.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)