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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.26.18

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

1.26.18

satyam astraṃ mahābāho tathā māyādharaṃ param
ghoraṃ tejaḥprabhaṃ nāma paratejo'pakarṣaṇam

the Satya (Truth) weapon, O mighty-armed one, and likewise the supreme Māyādhara; the dreadful one called Tejaḥprabha, which draws off the energy of foes.

Words: satyam — the Satya (Truth); astraṃ — weapon; mahābāho — O mighty-armed one; tathā — likewise; māyādharaṃ — the Māyādhara (bearer of illusion); param — supreme; ghoraṃ — dreadful; tejaḥprabhaṃ — Tejaḥprabha (splendour of energy); nāma — by name; paratejo'pakarṣaṇam — which draws off the energy of foes

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.