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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.24

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 71: Rāma enters Pampā’s waters. The sacred rites renew his hope, the lake revives his longing for Sītā and he resolves to seek Sugrīva

In the sequence: the account identifies Ṛṣyamūka on the bank as Sugrīva's home → Rāma again urges Lakṣmaṇa toward Sugrīva as they reach the lakeside, bringing this Kāṇḍa to its close before the meeting itself.

3.71.24

harir ṛkṣarajo nāmnaḥ putras tasya mahātmanaḥ
adhyāste taṃ mahāvīryaḥ sugrīva iti viśrutaḥ

A monkey, son of that great one named Ṛkṣarajas, of great valor, renowned as Sugrīva, dwells upon it.

Words: harir — a monkey; ṛkṣarajo — named Ṛkṣarajas; nāmnaḥ — by name (gen.); putras — son; tasya — of that; mahātmanaḥ — of the great one; adhyāste — dwells upon, occupies; taṃ — it; mahāvīryaḥ — of great valor; sugrīva — Sugrīva; iti — thus; viśrutaḥ — renowned

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.