Chapter 19 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 19

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 19.21

एवमुक्तस्तु सौमित्रिरभ्यषिञ्चद्विभीषणम्। मध्ये वानरमुख्यानां राजानं राजशासनात्॥

evamuktastu saumitrirabhyaṣiñcadvibhīṣaṇam| madhye vānaramukhyānāṃ rājānaṃ rājaśāsanāt||

English Meaning

Being thus addressed, Saumitri, at the command of the king, anointed Vibhișana and made him the king of the Räkşasas in the presence of the monkey host.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)