एवमुक्तः स तेजस्वी धर्मज्ञो धर्मसंहितम्। वचनं वक्तुमारेभे सुग्रीवं प्रहसनिव॥
evamuktaḥ sa tejasvī dharmajño dharmasaṃhitam| vacanaṃ vaktumārebhe sugrīvaṃ prahasaniva||
English Meaning
Thus accosted, that energetic one knowing righteousness, smiling, began to address Sugrīva in words fraught with morality.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)