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)