He spoke: Sugríva joyed to hear,

Nor less his lords were glad of cheer:

And thus to Ráma mighty-souled

The cause that moved their strife he told:

Canto IX. Sugríva's Story.[562]

“My brother, known by Báli's name,

Had won by might a conqueror's fame.

My father's eldest-born was he,

Well honoured by his sire and me.