Chapter 72 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 72

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 72.9

वानरेन्द्रो महावीर्यस्तेजोवानमितप्रभः। सत्यसंधो विनीतश्च धृतिमान् मतिमान् मान्॥ दक्षः प्रगल्भो द्युतिमान् महाबलपराक्रमः। भ्रात्रा विवासितो वीर राज्यहेतोर्महात्मना।।। स ते सहायो मित्रं च सीतायाः परिमार्गो भविष्यति हि ते राम मा च शोके मनः थाः॥

vānarendro mahāvīryastejovānamitaprabhaḥ| satyasaṃdho vinītaśca dhṛtimān matimān mān|| dakṣaḥ pragalbho dyutimān mahābalaparākramaḥ| bhrātrā vivāsito vīra rājyahetormahātmanā||| sa te sahāyo mitraṃ ca sītāyāḥ parimārgo bhaviṣyati hi te rāma mā ca śoke manaḥ thāḥ||

English Meaning

That mighty, powerful, effulge lord of monkeys, of immeasurable prowess and truthful vows, humble patient, intelligent, great, expert, bold, graceful and puissant, has been banished by his brother, O hero, for kingdom. Surely he shall befriend and assist you in your search for Sītā. Do you not plunge your soul in grief.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)