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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.22.31

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 22: Omens on Khara’s march. Blood-coloured rain, darkness and bodily tremors warn of disaster, Khara dismisses them and advances with his leading warriors

In the sequence: Khara drives to the front with twelve leading warriors around him; Mahākapāla, Sthūlākṣa, Pramāthin, and Triśiras follow Dūṣaṇa → the force bears down on the travelers.

3.22.31

śyena gāmī pṛthugrīvo yajñaśatrur vihaṃgamaḥ
durjayaḥ karavīrākṣaḥ paruṣaḥ kālakārmukaḥ

Śyenagāmin, Pṛthugrīva, Yajñaśatru, Vihaṃgama, Durjaya, Karavīrākṣa, Paruṣa, Kālakārmuka,

Words: śyena gāmī — Śyenagāmin (a name); pṛthugrīvo — Pṛthugrīva; yajñaśatrur — Yajñaśatru; vihaṃgamaḥ — Vihaṃgama; durjayaḥ — Durjaya; karavīrākṣaḥ — Karavīrākṣa; paruṣaḥ — Paruṣa; kālakārmukaḥ — Kālakārmuka

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.