Then spoke that best of monkeys, Angada, son of Vali, O highly wise one, this is no emissary. This one clearly appear to me as a spy. He has come to form and estimate of your entire army. Take him. Let him not go (back) to lanka. This is indeed what I would,
ततोऽब्रवीद्वालिसुतोऽप्यङ्गदो हरिसत्तमः। नायं दूतो महाप्राज्ञ चारकः प्रतिभाति मे॥ तुलितं हि बलं सर्वमनेन तव तिरता। गृह्यतां मागमल्लङ्कामेतद्धि मम रोचते॥