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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.26.5

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 names the discuses of Daṇḍa, Dharma, Kāla, Viṣṇu, and Indra; the thunderbolt, Śiva's trident, Brahmaśiras, Aiṣīka, and the Brahmāstra

1.26.5

dharmacakraṃ tato vīra kālacakraṃ tathaiva ca
viṣṇucakraṃ tathātyugram aindraṃ cakraṃ tathaiva ca

and then the Dharma discus, O hero, and likewise the Kāla (Time) discus, the Viṣṇu discus, exceedingly fierce, and the discus of Indra as well;

Words: dharmacakraṃ — the Dharma discus; tato — then; vīra — O hero; kālacakraṃ — the Kāla (Time) discus; tathaiva — and likewise; ca — and; viṣṇucakraṃ — the Viṣṇu discus; tathātyugram — and (one) exceedingly fierce; aindraṃ — of Indra; cakraṃ — discus; tathaiva — and likewise; ca — and

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.