प्रकृत्या निपुणश्चैव बुद्धिमांश्चैव वानरः। नापरीक्षितवीर्येण सुग्रीवः सख्यमेष्यति॥
prakṛtyā nipuṇaścaiva buddhimāṃścaiva vānaraḥ| nāparīkṣitavīryeṇa sugrīvaḥ sakhyameṣyati||
English Meaning
That monkey is clever by nature and gifted with intellect. And Sugrīva shall not desire friendship with any one without having a test of his prowess.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)