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A righteous-minded and heroic leader of

monkeys, Sugriva by name, wanders about

the world, in distress, having been deceived

by his brother.
 
KISHKINDHAKANDA
 

 
प्राप्तोऽहं प्रेषितस्तेन सुग्रीवेण महात्मना ।

राजा वानरमुख्यानां हनूमान् नाम वानरः ॥
 

A monkey of the name of Hanuman, I

am come to you, being sent by the high-

souled Sugriva, the king of the most famous

monkeys.
 

 
युवाभ्यां सह धर्मात्मा सुग्रीवः सख्यमिच्छति ।

तस्य मां सचिवं वित्तं वानरं पवनात्मजम् ॥
 

The righteous-minded Sugriva desires

friendship with you two. Know me the son

of Vayu to be his minister."
 

 
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत् ॥
 

 
Hearing these words of his (Hanuman's),

Rama said to Lakshmana:
 

सचिवोऽयं कपीन्द्रस्य सुग्रीवस्य महात्मनः ।

तमेव काङक्षमाणस्य ममान्तिकमुपागतः ॥
 

"This is the minister of the high-souled

Sugriva, the king of monkeys. He has come

to me who was desirous of seeing him.