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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.26.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 26: Divine weapons: Viśvāmitra grants the powers. Viśvāmitra teaches the weapon-mantras, the powers appear and offer service, Rāma asks them to answer whenever summoned

In the sequence: further gifts include the Paināka, Nārāyaṇa, fire and wind weapons, Hayaśiras, Krauñca, spears, swords, and weapons associated with asuras, vidyādharas, and gandharvas

1.26.10

dadāmi cāstraṃ painākam astraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tathā
āgneyam astra dayitaṃ śikharaṃ nāma nāmataḥ

I give too the Paināka weapon (of Śiva's bow) and likewise the Nārāyaṇa weapon; and the cherished fiery (Āgneya) weapon, Śikhara by name,

Words: dadāmi — I give; cāstraṃ — and the weapon; painākam — the Paināka (of Śiva's bow Pināka); astraṃ — weapon; nārāyaṇaṃ — the Nārāyaṇa; tathā — likewise; āgneyam — the fiery (Āgneya); astra — weapon; dayitaṃ — cherished, dear; śikharaṃ — Śikhara; nāma — by name; nāmataḥ — by name

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.