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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.26.11

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

1.26.11

vāyavyaṃ prathamaṃ nāma dadāmi tava rāghava
astraṃ hayaśiro nāma krauñcam astraṃ tathaiva ca

the wind-weapon (Vāyavya) called Prathama I give you, O Rāghava; and the weapon named Hayaśiras (Horse-head), and likewise the Krauñca weapon,

Words: vāyavyaṃ — the wind-weapon (Vāyavya); prathamaṃ — Prathama (foremost); nāma — by name; dadāmi — I give; tava — to you; rāghava — O Rāghava; astraṃ — weapon; hayaśiro — Hayaśiras (Horse-head); nāma — by name; krauñcam — the Krauñca; astraṃ — weapon; tathaiva — and likewise; ca — and

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.