Chapter 18 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 18.4

सुग्रीवस्त्वथ तद्वाक्यमाभाष्य च विमृश्य च। ततः शुभतरं वाक्यमुवाच हरिपुंगवः॥

sugrīvastvatha tadvākyamābhāṣya ca vimṛśya ca| tataḥ śubhataraṃ vākyamuvāca haripuṃgavaḥ||

English Meaning

There upon hearing his words and considering them well, Sugrīva, the lord of the monkeys, replied in more auspicious* word. *More reasonable word.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)