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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.27.7

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

1.27.7

yaugandharaharidrau ca daityapramathanau tathā
pitryaṃ saumanasaṃ caiva vidhūtamakarāv ubhau

Yaugandhara and Haridra, and likewise the two Daityapramathanas (crushers of the Daityas), and Pitrya and Saumanasa, and both Vidhūta and Makara,

Words: yaugandharaharidrau — Yaugandhara and Haridra (dual); ca — and; daityapramathanau — the two Daityapramathana (crushers of the Daityas); tathā — likewise; pitryaṃ — Pitrya (of the ancestors); saumanasaṃ — Saumanasa; caiva — and; vidhūtamakarāv — Vidhūta and Makara (dual); ubhau — both

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.