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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.22.32

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.

3.22.32

meghamālī mahāmālī sarpāsyo rudhirāśanaḥ
dvādaśaite mahāvīryāḥ pratasthur abhitaḥ kharam

Meghamālin, Mahāmālin, Sarpāsya, and Rudhirāśana — these twelve of great valour marched on either side of Khara.

Words: meghamālī — Meghamālin; mahāmālī — Mahāmālin; sarpāsyo — Sarpāsya; rudhirāśanaḥ — Rudhirāśana; dvādaśaite — these twelve; mahāvīryāḥ — of great valour; pratasthur — marched, set out; abhitaḥ — on either side of, around; kharam — Khara

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.