Chapter 21 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 21.14

न चाहं हरिराज्यस्य प्रभवाम्यङ्गदस्य वा। पितृव्यस्तस्य सुग्रीवः सर्वकार्येष्वनन्तरः॥

na cāhaṃ harirājyasya prabhavāmyaṅgadasya vā| pitṛvyastasya sugrīvaḥ sarvakāryeṣvanantaraḥ||

English Meaning

I cannot myself govern this kingdom nor can I confer it upon Angada. Such duty-devolves upon his (Angada's) uncle Sugrīva now.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)