अहम् I am, तान् them, गुणान् virtues, तव your, अग्र्यम् foremost, अभिजनम् noble, सम्प्रधार्य considered, तारया by Tara, प्रतिषिद्धः अपि even though forewarned, सुग्रीवेण with Sugriva, समागतः came for a combat

'Believing that you are a repository of all these virtues are in you, and respecting your noble lineage I engaged in a duel with Sugriva even though I was forewarned (by Tara).