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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.26.12

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

1.26.12

śakti dvayaṃ ca kākutstha dadāmi tava cānagha
kaṅkālaṃ musalaṃ ghoraṃ kāpālam atha kaṅkaṇam

and a pair of spears (śakti), O Kākutstha, I give you as well, O sinless one; the dreadful Kaṅkāla and the mace (musala), the Kāpāla and then the Kaṅkaṇa,

Words: śakti — spear (śakti); dvayaṃ — a pair; ca — and; kākutstha — O Kākutstha; dadāmi — I give; tava — to you; cānagha — and O sinless one; kaṅkālaṃ — the Kaṅkāla (skeleton-weapon); musalaṃ — the mace, pestle; ghoraṃ — dreadful; kāpālam — the Kāpāla (skull-weapon); atha — then; kaṅkaṇam — the Kaṅkaṇa

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.