Explore Sugriva through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sugriva in a sentence
Sugriva meaning
The younger brother of Vali, whom he succeeded as ruler of the Kishkindha in Ramayana.
Using Sugriva
- The main meaning on this page is: The younger brother of Vali, whom he succeeded as ruler of the Kishkindha in Ramayana.
Context around Sugriva
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sugriva
- In this selection, "sugriva" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vaali, meet, befriends, soon and middle stand out and add context to how "sugriva" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include exchange for sugriva s help and however sugriva soon forgets. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sugriva" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sugriva
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However Sugriva soon forgets his promise and spends his time in enjoying his powers. (14 words)
Kishkindha Kanda main A stone bas relief at Banteay Srei in Cambodia depicts the combat between Vali and Sugriva (middle). (20 words)
Sugriva then sends search parties to the four corners of the earth, only to return without success from north, east and west. (22 words)
It looked like no light at the end of the tunnel till they were guided by Kabandha towards the Pampa river banks to meet Sugriva, the estranged brother of Vanara King Vali. (32 words)
He had an agreement with Rama through which Vaali – Sugriva's brother and king of Kishkindha – would be killed by Rama in exchange for Sugriva's help in finding Sita. (30 words)
Rama befriends Sugriva and helps him by killing his elder brother Vali thus regaining the kingdom of Kiskindha, in exchange for helping Rama to recover Sita. (26 words)
Example sentences (6)
He had an agreement with Rama through which Vaali – Sugriva's brother and king of Kishkindha – would be killed by Rama in exchange for Sugriva's help in finding Sita.
It looked like no light at the end of the tunnel till they were guided by Kabandha towards the Pampa river banks to meet Sugriva, the estranged brother of Vanara King Vali.
However Sugriva soon forgets his promise and spends his time in enjoying his powers.
Kishkindha Kanda main A stone bas relief at Banteay Srei in Cambodia depicts the combat between Vali and Sugriva (middle).
Rama befriends Sugriva and helps him by killing his elder brother Vali thus regaining the kingdom of Kiskindha, in exchange for helping Rama to recover Sita.
Sugriva then sends search parties to the four corners of the earth, only to return without success from north, east and west.