Chapter 77 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 77

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 77.2

ततः स्रग्दामसंनद्धं दत्तपञ्चाङ्गुलं शुभम्। आददे परिघं धीरो महेन्द्रशिखरोपमम्॥ हेमपट्टपरिक्षिप्तं वज्रविदूमभूषितम्। यमदण्डोपमं भीमं रक्षसां भयनाशनम्॥

tataḥ sragdāmasaṃnaddhaṃ dattapañcāṅgulaṃ śubham| ādade parighaṃ dhīro mahendraśikharopamam|| hemapaṭṭaparikṣiptaṃ vajravidūmabhūṣitam| yamadaṇḍopamaṃ bhīmaṃ rakṣasāṃ bhayanāśanam||

English Meaning

Then that one endowed with calmness, grasped a bludgeon entwined with wreaths, and furnished with an iron ring measuring five fingers, and resembling the top of the Mahendra;* plated with gold and embellished with diamonds and lapises, and looking like the rod of Yama himself; dreadful and capable of removing the fear of the Raksas. *The mountain, so named.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)