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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.108.17
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
2.108.17
apakṣipanti srugbhāṇḍān agnīn siñcanti vāriṇā
kalaśāṃś ca pramṛdnanti havane samupasthite
They fling away the sacrificial ladles and vessels, douse the fires with water, and smash the pots when the oblation is at hand.
Words: apakṣipanti — they throw away, scatter; srugbhāṇḍān — the sacrificial ladles and vessels; agnīn — the fires; siñcanti — they douse, sprinkle; vāriṇā — with water; kalaśāṃś ca — and the pots; pramṛdnanti — they crush, smash; havane samupasthite — when the oblation is at hand
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.