Example Sentences: Ramayana:  While speeding through the air with the kidnapped Sita, Ravana got the heady feeling that he experienced after every successful mission, especially one that involved abducting an attractive woman. Mahabharata:  As Duryodhana looked around in dismay at his small surviving army, the heady days before the war when he had been so

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  When Sugriva was lamenting the death of Vali, Rama consoled him by giving an incisive explanation of the soul and its eternality. Mahabharata:  While making his peace proposal, Krishna’s presentation was so incisive that it persuaded even some of the foremost supporters of Duryodhana such as Dushasana. Bhagavad-gita:  Towards the end of

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Ravana adopted the numinous appearance of a sage to conceal his sinful desire to abduct another man’s wife. Mahabharata:  When Yudhishthira was grieving because of Abhimanyu’s death, he was calmed by Vyasadeva’s numinous appearance and soothing words of wisdom.  Bhagavad-gita:  The venue of the Mahabharata war, Kurukshetra, had a numinous aura, which

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Although Vibhishana sensed that speaking any further to Ravana was otiose, he still decided to make one last-ditch effort. Mahabharata:  Despite knowing that speaking to Duryodhana was otiose, Krishna went as a peace messenger to show the world that the Pandavas did everything possible to avoid war. Bhagavad-gita:  Whatever efforts we make

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  When an angry Rama wanted to use celestial weapons to target the gods who had let Sita’s abduction happen, Lakshmana humbly reminded him that such an action could be apocalyptic and wouldn’t befit a descendant of the Raghu dynasty. Mahabharata:  Knowing that the collision of two brahmastras could be apocalyptic, Arjuna withdrew

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Although Ravana was lustful, he concealed it under the appearance of a sage who is generally expected to be guileless. Mahabharata:  When the Pandavas first came to Hastinapura from the Himalayas, they had been guileless children; when they came the second time to Hastinapura from Drupada’s kingdom, they had become watchful warriors.  

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Although Hanuman’s entry in the Ramayana was unpretentious – as one of the assistants of an exiled monkey prince – he soon performed such heroic feats as to become one of the epic’s most beloved characters.  Mahabharata:  Subhadra won the heart of Draupadi by adopting the manner and attire of an unpretentious

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  While manipulating Kaikeyi, Manthara never spoke any blatant falsehoods; she just distorted the truth repeatedly till Kaikeyi ended up believing her. Mahabharata: As time passed, Duryodhana’s attacks on the Pandavas shifted from discreet to blatant. Bhagavad-gita: The demoniac people speak blatant lies to justify their selfish and evil actions.

Example sentences: Ramayana: When Shurapanakha portrayed herself as the victim instead of the aggressor in her meeting with Rama, her account was not just contentious; it was fictitious.   Mahabharata:  Although Duryodhana’s account of his dealings with the Pandavas was contentious to the extreme, his conscience was so deadened that he genuinely believed he had done