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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.26.14

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

1.26.14

asiratnaṃ mahābāho dadāmi nṛvarātmaja
gāndharvam astraṃ dayitaṃ mānavaṃ nāma nāmataḥ

the jewel of swords, O mighty-armed son of the best of men, I give; the cherished gāndharva weapon, Mānava by name,

Words: asiratnaṃ — the jewel among swords; mahābāho — O mighty-armed one; dadāmi — I give; nṛvarātmaja — O son of the best of men; gāndharvam — the gāndharva (of the Gandharvas); astraṃ — weapon; dayitaṃ — cherished; mānavaṃ — Mānava; 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.