Having thus addressed (Rama) the foremost of Raghu's race, skilled in are of speech, Sugrīva, the lord of monkey host, equally versed in the are of speech, became silent.
एवमुक्त्वा रघुश्रेष्ठं सुग्रीवो वाहिनीपतिः। वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यकुशलं ततो मौनमुपागमत् ॥