Example sentences:

Ramayana:  Rama’s acceptance of his exile as destiny is much more difficult for us moderns to relate with than is Lakshmana’s critique of such acceptance as passivity.

Mahabharata:  Vidura’s instructions to Dhritarashtra, which contain a strong critique of excessive family attachment, has come to be celebrated as Vidura-niti. 

Bhagavad-gita:  The Bhagavad-gita’s critique of ritualism is loudest in its conclusion where it urges us to give up all rituals if they come in the way of loving surrender to Krishna.