Chapter 36 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 36

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 36.3

ततः कण्ठगतं माल्यं चित्रं बहुगणं महत्। चिच्छेद विमदश्चासीत् सुग्रीवो वानरेश्वरः॥

tataḥ kaṇṭhagataṃ mālyaṃ citraṃ bahugaṇaṃ mahat| ciccheda vimadaścāsīt sugrīvo vānareśvaraḥ||

English Meaning

Then Sugriva-lord of monkeys-tore away the gaudy and variegated garland on his neck-potent with many a virtue, and become deprived of energy.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)