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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.26.17

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

1.26.17

tāmasaṃ naraśārdūla saumanaṃ ca mahābalam
saṃvartaṃ caiva durdharṣaṃ mausalaṃ ca nṛpātmaja

the Tāmasa, O tiger among men, and the mighty Saumana, and the invincible Saṃvarta, and the Mausala, O prince;

Words: tāmasaṃ — the Tāmasa; naraśārdūla — O tiger among men; saumanaṃ — the Saumana; ca — and; mahābalam — of great might; saṃvartaṃ — the Saṃvarta; caiva — and; durdharṣaṃ — invincible; mausalaṃ — the Mausala; ca — and; nṛpātmaja — O prince

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.