And convinced as to the ability of that best of monkeys to accomplish the work, Sugrīva, that lord of all the dwellers of the woods, well pleased, spoke to Hanumān, son to the windgod, saying,
अब्रवीच्च हनूमन्तं विक्रान्तमनिलात्मजम्। सुग्रीवः परमप्रीतः प्रभुः सर्ववनौकसाम्॥