Valmiki Ramayana Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 4 Shloka 18
Original Shlokaएष दत्त्वा च वित्तानि प्राप्य चानुत्तमं यशः। लोकनाथः पुरा भूत्वा सुग्रीवं नाथमिच्छति4.4.18।।
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English Translation
एषः this person, वित्तानि wealth, दत्त्वा च and gifting , अनुत्तमम् excellence ,यशः fame, प्राप्य च having obtained, पुरा earlier, लोकनाथः lord of the world, सुग्रीवम् Sugriva, नाथम् king, इच्छति wishes
English Commentary
'Having earned supreme fame through his munificence in the past, this lord of the world now craves Sugriva's indulgence.