07-16-2006, 11:17 PM
1. VishwasJi is right - "Vali vadh" is described in Kishkindha Kand. However, each "Kand" in Valmiki Ramayan can be indeed further indexed by "Sarga". Sargas are individual pieces of proses numbered but not titled. Going by that, Vali-vadh episode is described in the 16th Sarg of Kishkindha Kand in Valmki Ramayan.
2. Indeed there is no particular name mentioned for the name of the equipment used by Ram on Vali. In fact I dont think there was a particular equipment needed. As per the story what was needed was to kill him without confronting him because Vali had the blessing to grow his own power by the power of the opponent.
Here is the exact Shloka, under 16th Sarg of Kishkindha Kand, which describes Ram fetching that particular arrow:
tato dhanuSi sa.mdhaaya sharam aashii viSa upamam |
puurayaamaasa tat caapam kaala cakram iva antakaH || 4-16-33
tataH= then; aashii viSa upamam= which has fang's, venom, in simile - venomous serpent like; sharam dhanuSi sandhaaya= arrow, in bow, on tautening; antakaH kaala cakram iva= Terminator, Time, disc, like [bow]; puurayaamaasa tat caapam= started to draw out [the string,] that, bow.
<span style='color:red'>Meaning: Then on tautening a venomous serpent like arrow in the bow, Rama started to draw out bowstring, whereby that bow attained a similitude with the Time-disc of the Terminator. [4-16-33]</span>
<b>BUT, that was not the only arrow Ram shot at VAli</b>. There is one more arrow described in the same Sarg. After VAli fell down to the ground but did not die, Ram used another deadly arrow - "Sharottam" or best arrow - which looked like "glance by the thrid-eye of Rudra, the subduer of unfriendly".
narottamaH kaala yugaa.ntakopamam sharottamam kaa.mcana ruupyabhuuSitam |
sasarja diiptam tam amitra mardanam sa dhuumamagnim mukhato yathaa haraH || 4-16-38
38. nara uttamaH= among men, best one Rama; kaala= at the time of era end; yuga antaka upamam= era, ender, in simile; kaancana ruupya bhuuSitam= in gold, silver, decorated; diiptam= glowing; a+mitra mardanam= unfriendly ones, subduer of; tam shara uttamam= that, arrow, best one; haraH mukhataH= Shiva's, from face; sa dhuumam agnim yathaa= with [emitting,] smoke, fire, as with; shara uttamam= arrow, the best; sasarja= let go, released.
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>That best one among men Rama released a blazing and enemy subjugating arrow which in simile is like an Epoch-ender at the end of era, and that best arrow decorated in gold and silver looked like the glance from the Third-Eye of Rudra, emitting fire with smoke.</span>
So I dont think there was a particular name of the arrow(s) VAli was kiled with. But I guess we can call them "Arrow with nenomous fang of serpent", "Arrow like the Glance of Rudra's third-eye".
Here is one resource where you can read translation of 16th Sarg (Vali-vadh) in detail:
http://www.valmikiramayan.net/kishkindha/s...ha_16_prose.htm
2. Indeed there is no particular name mentioned for the name of the equipment used by Ram on Vali. In fact I dont think there was a particular equipment needed. As per the story what was needed was to kill him without confronting him because Vali had the blessing to grow his own power by the power of the opponent.
Here is the exact Shloka, under 16th Sarg of Kishkindha Kand, which describes Ram fetching that particular arrow:
tato dhanuSi sa.mdhaaya sharam aashii viSa upamam |
puurayaamaasa tat caapam kaala cakram iva antakaH || 4-16-33
tataH= then; aashii viSa upamam= which has fang's, venom, in simile - venomous serpent like; sharam dhanuSi sandhaaya= arrow, in bow, on tautening; antakaH kaala cakram iva= Terminator, Time, disc, like [bow]; puurayaamaasa tat caapam= started to draw out [the string,] that, bow.
<span style='color:red'>Meaning: Then on tautening a venomous serpent like arrow in the bow, Rama started to draw out bowstring, whereby that bow attained a similitude with the Time-disc of the Terminator. [4-16-33]</span>
<b>BUT, that was not the only arrow Ram shot at VAli</b>. There is one more arrow described in the same Sarg. After VAli fell down to the ground but did not die, Ram used another deadly arrow - "Sharottam" or best arrow - which looked like "glance by the thrid-eye of Rudra, the subduer of unfriendly".
narottamaH kaala yugaa.ntakopamam sharottamam kaa.mcana ruupyabhuuSitam |
sasarja diiptam tam amitra mardanam sa dhuumamagnim mukhato yathaa haraH || 4-16-38
38. nara uttamaH= among men, best one Rama; kaala= at the time of era end; yuga antaka upamam= era, ender, in simile; kaancana ruupya bhuuSitam= in gold, silver, decorated; diiptam= glowing; a+mitra mardanam= unfriendly ones, subduer of; tam shara uttamam= that, arrow, best one; haraH mukhataH= Shiva's, from face; sa dhuumam agnim yathaa= with [emitting,] smoke, fire, as with; shara uttamam= arrow, the best; sasarja= let go, released.
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>That best one among men Rama released a blazing and enemy subjugating arrow which in simile is like an Epoch-ender at the end of era, and that best arrow decorated in gold and silver looked like the glance from the Third-Eye of Rudra, emitting fire with smoke.</span>
So I dont think there was a particular name of the arrow(s) VAli was kiled with. But I guess we can call them "Arrow with nenomous fang of serpent", "Arrow like the Glance of Rudra's third-eye".
Here is one resource where you can read translation of 16th Sarg (Vali-vadh) in detail:
http://www.valmikiramayan.net/kishkindha/s...ha_16_prose.htm