Chapter 8 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 8.39

श्रुत्वैतच्च वचो रामः सुग्रीवमिदमब्रवीत्। किंनिमित्तमभूद् वैरं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः॥

śrutvaitacca vaco rāmaḥ sugrīvamidamabravīt| kiṃnimittamabhūd vairaṃ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ||

English Meaning

Hearing these words, Rāma said to Sugrīva, What for arose hostility between yourself and Vāli? I wish to hear this (related) faithfully.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)