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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.54.26

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 54: Story of Viśvāmitra: Defeat, Śiva’s weapons and retaliation. His army and sons are destroyed, Viśvāmitra wins Śiva’s weapons through austerity and returns to burn Vasiṣṭha’s hermitage

In the sequence: Vasiṣṭha calls on them not to fear, condemns the destruction, and raises his staff, blazing like the staff of Death.

1.54.26

evam uktvā mahātejā vasiṣṭho japatāṃ varaḥ
viśvāmitraṃ tadā vākyaṃ saroṣam idam abravīt

Having spoken thus, Vasiṣṭha of great splendour, the best of those who mutter prayers, then addressed this angry word to Viśvāmitra:

Words: evam uktvā — having spoken thus; mahātejā — of great splendour; vasiṣṭho — Vasiṣṭha; japatāṃ varaḥ — the best of those who mutter prayers; viśvāmitraṃ — to Viśvāmitra; tadā — then; vākyaṃ — a word; saroṣam — angry, with wrath; idam — this; abravīt — spoke

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.