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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.27.4

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 27: Divine weapons: Rāma learns their withdrawal. Rāma learns their withdrawal, permits the embodied powers to depart and asks about the beautiful hermitage ahead

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra teaches their withdrawal and names the associated powers, including Satyavat, Satyakīrti, Kāmarūpa, Moha, Āvaraṇa, and Jṛmbhaka

1.27.4

satyavantaṃ satyakīrtiṃ dhṛṣṭaṃ rabhasam eva ca
pratihārataraṃ nāma parāṅmukham avāṅmukham

Satyavat and Satyakīrti, Dhṛṣṭa and Rabhasa, the one named Pratihāratara, Parāṅmukha and Avāṅmukha,

Words: satyavantaṃ — Satyavat (the Truthful); satyakīrtiṃ — Satyakīrti (of true fame); dhṛṣṭaṃ — Dhṛṣṭa (the Bold); rabhasam — Rabhasa (the Impetuous); eva — indeed; ca — and; pratihārataraṃ — Pratihāratara; nāma — by name; parāṅmukham — Parāṅmukha (turned-away-faced); avāṅmukham — Avāṅmukha (downward-faced)

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.