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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.27.9

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

1.27.9

jṛmbhakaṃ sarvanābhaṃ ca santānavaraṇau tathā
bhṛśāśvatanayān rāma bhāsvarān kāmarūpiṇaḥ

Jṛmbhaka and Sarvanābha, and the two Santāna and Varaṇa likewise — these radiant sons of Bhṛśāśva, O Rāma, able to take any form at will —

Words: jṛmbhakaṃ — Jṛmbhaka (the Gaper); sarvanābhaṃ — Sarvanābha (all-naveled); ca — and; santānavaraṇau — Santāna and Varaṇa (dual); tathā — likewise; bhṛśāśvatanayān — the sons of Bhṛśāśva; rāma — O Rāma; bhāsvarān — radiant, shining; kāmarūpiṇaḥ — able to take any form at will

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.