Chapter 1 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 1.81

वेगवन्तः प्लवन्तो ये प्लवगा मारुतात्मज । तेषां मुख्यतमं मन्ये त्वामहं कपिकुञ्जर ॥

vegavantaḥ plavanto ye plavagā mārutātmaja | teṣāṃ mukhyatamaṃ manye tvāmahaṃ kapikuñjara ||

English Meaning

O Son of Maruta, O best of monkeys, I know you to be the foremost of all monkeys.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)