Example sentences  

Ramayana: Though the demons and humans had a long history of hostility, what precipitated an all-out war between them was Ravana’s abduction of Sita.

Mahabharata: On the fourteenth day of the Kurukshetra war, the combined charge by Arjuna and Bhima deep into the Kauravas’ ranks precipitated panic among the soldiers defending Jayadratha.

Bhagavad-gita: Contemplation on tempting objects can precipitate such infatuation as to cause even the self-controlled to fall into wanton sensuality.