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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.26.6

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

1.26.6

vajram astraṃ naraśreṣṭha śaivaṃ śūlavaraṃ tathā
astraṃ brahmaśiraś caiva aiṣīkam api rāghava

the thunderbolt weapon, O best of men, and likewise the excellent trident of Śiva; and also the weapon Brahmaśiras and the Aiṣīka, O Rāghava.

Words: vajram — the thunderbolt; astraṃ — weapon; naraśreṣṭha — O best of men; śaivaṃ — of Śiva; śūlavaraṃ — the excellent trident; tathā — likewise; astraṃ — weapon; brahmaśiraś — Brahmaśiras (head of Brahmā); caiva — and also; aiṣīkam — the Aiṣīka (reed-weapon); api — also; rāghava — O Rāghava

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.