Chapter 3 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 3

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 3.15

तमभ्यभाष सौमित्रे सुग्रीवसचिवं कपिम्। वाक्यज्ञं मधुरैर्वाक्यैः स्नेहयुक्तमरिन्दमम्॥

tamabhyabhāṣa saumitre sugrīvasacivaṃ kapim| vākyajñaṃ madhurairvākyaiḥ snehayuktamarindamam||

English Meaning

Do you welcome, with pleasant words, O Saumitri, this monkey-Sugrīva's minister, the subduer of foes, affectionate and skilled in speech.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)