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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.108.15

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 108: The ṛṣis leave Citrakūṭa. Rākṣasas assault the tapasvins and disrupt their rites, the community departs for another hermitage despite Rāma’s appeal to remain

In the sequence: they appear in frightening forms, assault and defile the tapasvins, lurk around the hermitages, extinguish fires, break pots, and disrupt offerings

2.108.15

apraśastair aśucibhiḥ saṃprayojya ca tāpasān
pratighnanty aparān kṣipram anāryāḥ purataḥ sthitaḥ

And having brought the ascetics into contact with vile, impure things, these ignoble ones, standing before them, swiftly strike down still others.

Words: apraśastair — with vile, disreputable things; aśucibhiḥ — with impure things; saṃprayojya ca — and having brought into contact; tāpasān — the ascetics; pratighnanty — they strike down; aparān — others; kṣipram — quickly; anāryāḥ — the ignoble ones; purataḥ — in front; sthitaḥ — standing

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.