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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.26.16

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: he gives weapons that induce sleep, pacify, dry up, torment, inflame desire, or delude, along with others that draw away an enemy's energy or bring cold

1.26.16

madanaṃ caiva durdharṣaṃ kandarpadayitaṃ tathā
paiśācam astraṃ dayitaṃ mohanaṃ nāma nāmataḥ
pratīccha naraśārdūla rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ

and the invincible Madana (passion-weapon), dear to Kandarpa (the god of love); and the cherished piśāca weapon, Mohana (deluder) by name — receive it, O tiger among men, O illustrious prince!

Words: madanaṃ — the Madana (passion-weapon); caiva — and; durdharṣaṃ — invincible, hard to assail; kandarpadayitaṃ — dear to Kandarpa (the god of love); tathā — likewise; paiśācam — the piśāca (goblin) weapon; astraṃ — weapon; dayitaṃ — cherished; mohanaṃ — Mohana (the deluder); nāma — by name; nāmataḥ — by name; pratīccha — receive, accept; naraśārdūla — O tiger among men; rājaputra — O prince; mahāyaśaḥ — O illustrious one

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.