Chapter 38 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 38.14

कृताञ्जलौ स्थिते तस्मिन् वानराश्चाभवंस्तथा। तटाकमिव तं दृष्ट्वा रामः कुड्मलपङ्कजम्॥ वानराणां महत् सैन्यं सुग्रीवे प्रीतिमानभूत्।

kṛtāñjalau sthite tasmin vānarāścābhavaṃstathā| taṭākamiva taṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmaḥ kuḍmalapaṅkajam|| vānarāṇāṃ mahat sainyaṃ sugrīve prītimānabhūt|

English Meaning

And when Sugrīva has folded his hands, the monkeys also did so. And beholding the mighty host of the monkeys resembling a tank filled with lotus buds, Rāma was well-pleased with Sugriva.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)