Chapter 5 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 5.21

एवमुक्तस्तु तेजस्वी धर्मज्ञो धर्मवत्सलः॥ प्रत्यभाषत काकुत्स्थः सुग्रीवं प्रहसन्निव।

evamuktastu tejasvī dharmajño dharmavatsalaḥ|| pratyabhāṣata kākutsthaḥ sugrīvaṃ prahasanniva|

English Meaning

Thus addressed, the powerful Kākutstha, knowing righteousness, and devoted to virtue, answered Sugriva, smiling,

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)