Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Although Ravana tried to both tempt and threaten Sita into submitting unto him, all his efforts turned out to be bootless. Mahabharata:  The more Duryodhana’s schemes to destroy the Pandavas turned out to be bootless, the more he became desperate to destroy them. Bhagavad-gita:  If we live materialistically, everything we do will

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Citizens of Ayodhya were dismayed by what they initially thought was their king’s callous disregard of Rama caused by his infatuation with his youngest wife, Kaikeyi. Mahabharata:  Dhritarashtra’s callous silence about investigating his son’s alleged involvement in the plot to have the Pandavas burnt spoke volumes for many. Bhagavad-gita:  To be detached

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  On seeing how terrified the monkeys were at the sight of the giant Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana suggested that they be told that Kumbhakarna was just an overblown mechanical contraption. Mahabharata:  When Bhisma said that Karna’s reputation as an archer was overblown, Karna felt so insulted that he refused to fight for Duryodhana as

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Recognising that the concerted attack of Rama, Lakshmana and the monkeys was too much to handle, Indrajit suddenly disappeared. Mahabharata:  On the fourteenth day of the Kurukshetra war, the concerted attack of Arjuna, Bhima and Satyaki completely devastated the Kaurava ranks. Bhagavad-gita:  We can’t overcome our material desires by just one herculean

Example sentences: Ramayana:  Vibhishana knew that when he went over to the side of Rama, he courted the anger of Ravana who didn’t just have a vindictive streak in his body but whose whole body and soul were vindictive. Mahabharata:  If the Pandavas had been vindictive, they would never have agreed to a peace proposal

Example sentences: Ramayana: Rama’s speed and skill were so riveting that even the gods gathered in the sky above Janasthana to behold the spectacle of a single human being defeating fourteen thousand demons. Mahabharata:  The final battle between Arjuna and Karna was so riveting that most of the remaining soldiers stopped their fighting to watch

Example sentences: Ramayana: To gain the sympathy of Ravana, Shurapanakha gave a tendentious account of her encounter with Rama, whereby she portrayed herself as the victim instead of the aggressor.   Mahabharata: Duryodhana’s version of his dealings with the Pandavas was tendentious to the extreme; despite his repeated wrongdoings, he claimed to have done no wrong.

Example sentences: Ramayana:  Rama told Sita that forest life was not idyllic, as she might imagine; there was an ever-present threat to life from predators as well as the constant inconveniences of extreme weather and uncertainties about food, water and shelter. Mahabharata:  When the Pandavas ascended the Himalayas to the forest that belonged to Kuvera,

Example sentences: Ramayana:  Ravana and his demons were given to making snide comments about even the gods; so they thought nothing about mocking Rama who they believed was a mere human being. Mahabharata:  When a dozen snide comments were directed toward the Pandavas, that didn’t anger them as much as one snide comment directed toward

Example sentences: Ramayana: Dasharatha knew that his favorite queen, Kaikeyi, could sometimes be petulant but he never suspected that she might tear his family apart. Mahabharata:  As Bhima heard Draupadi complain about Kichaka’s dealings with her, he recognized that she was not being petulant; she was in real danger of being molested by Kichaka. Bhagavad-gita: