With his own army alone, the silver-hued Śveta of dreadful prowess hopes to subdue Lanka. Marshalling his monkey-forces and cheering up his soldiers, that intelligent monkey, famed over the three regions, having speedily met with Sugrīva, is retracting his steps.
एषैवाशंसते लङ्कां स्वेनानीकेन मर्दितुम्। श्वेतो रजतसंकाशश्चपलो भीमविक्रमः॥ बुद्धिमान्वानरः शूरस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः। तूर्णं सुग्रीवमागम्य पुनर्गच्छति वानरः॥ विभजन्वानरी सेनामनीकानि प्रहर्षयन्।