Chapter 2 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 2.12

ततस्तु भयसंत्रस्तं वालिकिल्विषशङ्कितम्। उवाच हनुमान् वाक्यं सुग्रीवं वाक्यकोविदः॥

tatastu bhayasaṃtrastaṃ vālikilviṣaśaṅkitam| uvāca hanumān vākyaṃ sugrīvaṃ vākyakovidaḥ||

English Meaning

Thereupon Hanumān, skilled in speech, spoke to Sugrīva, terrified and afraid of Vāli's wicked wiles.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)