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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.68.18

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: he urges Rāma to lay down his weapon and approach peacefully → Sugrīva knows the world's regions and the haunts of the rākṣasas

3.68.18

sa hi sthānāni sarvāṇi kārtsnyena kapikuñjaraḥ
naramāṃsāśināṃ loke naipuṇyād adhigacchati

“For that elephant among monkeys, through his skill, knows thoroughly all the haunts in the world of the eaters of human flesh.

Words: sa — he; hi — for, indeed; sthānāni — the places, haunts; sarvāṇi — all; kārtsnyena — entirely, thoroughly; kapikuñjaraḥ — elephant among monkeys; naramāṃsāśināṃ — of the eaters of human flesh; loke — in the world; naipuṇyād — through skill; adhigacchati — reaches, finds out, knows

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.