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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.1.54

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 1: Nārada recounts Rāma’s life. Vālmīki asks whether anyone possesses all the virtues he names, Nārada identifies Rāma and recounts his story

In the sequence: they go to Kiṣkindhā, Sugrīva challenges Vālin, and Rāma kills him → Sugrīva becomes King and sends monkeys in every direction to find Sītā

1.1.54

tato 'garjad dharivaraḥ sugrīvo hemapiṅgalaḥ
tena nādena mahatā nirjagāma harīśvaraḥ

Then Sugrīva, the best of monkeys, tawny-gold in hue, roared; at that mighty roar the lord of monkeys, Vālin, came forth.

Words: tato 'garjad — then roared; dharivaraḥ — the best of monkeys; sugrīvo — Sugrīva; hemapiṅgalaḥ — tawny-gold in hue; tena nādena — by that roar; mahatā — mighty, great; nirjagāma — came forth; harīśvaraḥ — the lord of monkeys (Vālin)

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.