Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Maricha had expected at best a plucky display of archery from the teenage princes; he hadn’t at all expected speed, strength and skill that could not even be tolerated, leave alone defeated.

Mahabharata:  Abhimanyu’s plucky fighting even while surrounded by enemies won the admiration of Drona on the battlefield and the celestials watching overhead.

Bhagavad-gita:  The martial guardians of society (kshatriyas) don’t get to be picky about when to be plucky; they need to be ready to fight whenever duty calls, no matter how difficult the odds.