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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.26.13

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

1.26.13

dhārayanty asurā yāni dadāmy etāni sarvaśaḥ
vaidyādharaṃ mahāstraṃ ca nandanaṃ nāma nāmataḥ

which the asuras bear — all these I give; and the great Vaidyādhara weapon, Nandana by name,

Words: dhārayanty — they bear, wield; asurā — the asuras; yāni — which; dadāmy — I give; etāni — these; sarvaśaḥ — all; vaidyādharaṃ — the Vaidyādhara (of the Vidyādharas); mahāstraṃ — great weapon; ca — and; nandanaṃ — Nandana; 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.