Chapter 1 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 1.6

भृत्यकार्य हनुमता सुग्रीवस्य कृतं महत्। एवं विधाय स्वबलं सदृशं विक्रमस्य च॥

bhṛtyakārya hanumatā sugrīvasya kṛtaṃ mahat| evaṃ vidhāya svabalaṃ sadṛśaṃ vikramasya ca||

English Meaning

Having put forth his strength commensurate with his prowess, Hanuman has also performed a great act befitting a servant on behold of Sugriva.* SO *Having seen Sītā, which was all that he had been commissioned to do by Sugrīva, Hanumān has destroyed Räkşasas and burnt Lankā; and this he did of himself like a good servant.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)