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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.68.14

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 68: Kabandha advises friendship with Sugrīva. Restored by cremation, he urges a pledge before fire and explains how the two can help each other

In the sequence: Kabandha describes Sugrīva as grateful, capable, courageous, and himself in need of help, so that each can aid the other

3.68.14

na ca te so 'vamantavyaḥ sugrīvo vānarādhipaḥ
kṛtajñaḥ kāmarūpī ca sahāyārthī ca vīryavān

“And that Sugrīva, lord of monkeys, is not to be despised by you — grateful, able to take any form at will, seeking an ally, and valorous.

Words: na — not; ca — and; te — by you; so — he, that; 'vamantavyaḥ — to be despised; sugrīvo — Sugrīva; vānarādhipaḥ — lord of monkeys; kṛtajñaḥ — grateful; kāmarūpī — taking any form at will; ca — and; sahāyārthī — seeking an ally; ca — and; vīryavān — valorous, mighty

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.