Chapter 46 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 46

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 46.5

नह्यहं तं कपिं मन्ये कर्मणा प्रतितर्कयन्। सर्वथा तन्महद् भूतं महाबलपरिग्रहम्॥

nahyahaṃ taṃ kapiṃ manye karmaṇā pratitarkayan| sarvathā tanmahad bhūtaṃ mahābalaparigraham||

English Meaning

Having regard to his acts, I do not take him to be a monkey. He is a great being endowed with extraordinary prowess every way.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)