Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  As Sugriva waited outside the cave, hearing intently, he couldn’t hear Vali’s fierce roars, the demon’s rasping grunts or any sound at all.

Mahabharata:  Duryodhana’s rasping cry, “Kill Bhima!” moved none of his troops; they were struck with fear on seeing Bhima’s power and anger.

Bhagavad-gita:  As Arjuna observed the opposing armies, he contemplated how the celebratory conch sounds would soon be replaced by rasping screams as the warriors fought till death.