Chapter 54 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 54

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 54.1

तथा ब्रुवति तारे तु ताराधिपतिवर्चसि। अथ मेने हृतं राज्यं हनूमानङ्गदेन तत्॥

tathā bruvati tāre tu tārādhipativarcasi| atha mene hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ hanūmānaṅgadena tat||

English Meaning

When Tārā, bright as the moon, had spoken thus, Hanumān felt as if Angada had already deprived (Sugrīva) of his kingdom.* The sense is very obscure. One meaning is: Hanumān thought that Argada acquiescing in what Tārā had said, must remain there,-and ultimately endeavour to wrest the kingdom from Sugriva. Another meaning is: Hanumān conceived that remaining there in peace, Angada would consider his position as enviable as if he had extorted the kingdom from Sugrīva.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)