Chapter 3 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 3

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 3.9

द्वारेषु संस्कृता भीमाः कालायसमयाः शिताः। शतशो रचिता वीरैः शतघ्न्यो रक्षसां गणैः॥

dvāreṣu saṃskṛtā bhīmāḥ kālāyasamayāḥ śitāḥ| śataśo racitā vīraiḥ śataghnyo rakṣasāṃ gaṇaiḥ||

English Meaning

At the entrances are arrayed and set in order by bands of heroic Rākşasas, hundreds of dreadful sharp iron sataghnis.* *A kind of fire-arms, or ancient Hindu rocket; or a stone set round with sharp iron spikes. According to Rāmānuja, a sort of mace about two yards in length, with spikes.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)