There was a lord of monkeys named Riksaraja, endowed with prowess. That king, O bird, was my grandsire. He had two virtuous sons, exceedingly powerful both-Vāli and Sugriva. My father, Vali, was famed in the world for his deeds.
बभूवःरजो नाम वानरेन्द्रः प्रतापवान्। ममार्यः पार्थिवः पक्षिन् धार्मिकौ तस्य चात्मजौ॥ सुग्रीवश्चैव वाली च पुत्रौ घनबलाबुभौ। लोके विश्रुतकर्माभूद् राजा वाली पिता मम॥