Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Lakshman urged Rama to severely punish those who were uttering calumnies against Sita by accusing her of unchastity.

Mahabharata:  Wanting to undermine the Pandavas’ claim to the kingdom, Duryodhana discreetly propagated calumnies that their birth was questionable, maybe even illegitimate.

Bhagavad-gita:  Krishna warned Arjuna that if he left the battlefield, he would be subjected to calumnies of cowardice that would make living unbearable for an honorable warrior like him.