Chapter 64 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 64

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 64.18

पुनरेवाङ्गदः प्राह तान् हरीन् हरिसत्तमः। सर्वे बलवतां श्रेष्ठा भवन्तो दृढविक्रमाः। व्यपदेशकुले जाताः पूजिताश्चाप्यभीक्ष्णशः॥

punarevāṅgadaḥ prāha tān harīn harisattamaḥ| sarve balavatāṃ śreṣṭhā bhavanto dṛḍhavikramāḥ| vyapadeśakule jātāḥ pūjitāścāpyabhīkṣṇaśaḥ||

English Meaning

Then that foremost of monkeys addressed those monkeys, saying-All of you are the foremost of strong ones, and of steady prowess. And you have sprung in blameless lines, and are ever honoured (by the king).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)