← 3.21.18 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa 21: Khara’s army mobilizes · 3.21.20 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.21.19

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 21: Khara’s army mobilizes. Dūṣaṇa assembles fourteen thousand rākṣasas, Khara mounts his chariot and the armed force marches from Janasthāna

In the sequence: the army leaves Janasthāna carrying bows, swords, spears, axes, clubs, and other weapons

3.21.19

tatas tad rākṣasaṃ sainyaṃ ghoracarmāyudhadhvajam
nirjagāma janasthānān mahānādaṃ mahājavam

Then that rākṣasa army, with dreadful shields, weapons, and banners, of mighty roar and great speed, marched forth from Janasthāna.

Words: tatas — then; tad — that; rākṣasaṃ — rākṣasa; sainyaṃ — army; ghoracarmāyudhadhvajam — with dreadful shields, weapons, and banners; nirjagāma — marched forth, went out; janasthānān — from Janasthāna; mahānādaṃ — of mighty roar; mahājavam — of great speed

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.