Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  When Lord Shiva crushed Ravana’s hands under the Kailash mountain that the demon was trying to shake, the demon placated Lord Shiva by reciting prayers that came to be known as Ravana-stuti.   

Mahabharata:  When Dhritarashtra realized how much Duryodhana’s actions had enraged the Pandavas and how Duryodana was in mortal danger, he tried to placate the Pandavas by offering various benedictions to Draupadi.

Bhagavad-gita:  When people go through a bad phase which they attribute to adverse destiny, they try to placate the unknown by performing various rituals.