Chapter 6 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 6

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 6.1

पुनरेवाब्रवीत् प्रीतो राघवं रघुनन्दनम्। अयमाख्याति ते राम सचिवो मन्त्रिसत्तमः॥ हनुमान् यनिमित्तं त्वं निर्जनं वनमागतः।

punarevābravīt prīto rāghavaṃ raghunandanam| ayamākhyāti te rāma sacivo mantrisattamaḥ|| hanumān yanimittaṃ tvaṃ nirjanaṃ vanamāgataḥ|

English Meaning

Sugrīva well pleased again addressed Rāghava, the son of Raghu, saying, O Rāma, this servant of thine, foremost of my counsellors, Hanumān, has related (to me), the reason of your arrival in this lone forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)