Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Rama was pleased with the assiduity of the squirrel in carrying small dust particles for building the bridge, even if its actual help was insignificant as compared to that of the monkeys carrying giant boulders. Mahabharata:  Arjuna’s assiduity in learning archery impressed Drona who reciprocated by teaching him secret weapons and skills.

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  As Rama had always tried to be a model of rectitude, the thought of sending Sita away tormented him endlessly; he felt torn between his duty as a husband and his duty as a king. Mahabharata:  Given his moral rectitude, Bhishma felt tormented because his vow to serve the Kuru king obligated

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  On seeing Dasharatha’s meltdown at the imminent exile of Rama, everyone in the palace was tormented, except for Kaikeyi who seemed to have become stone-hearted. Mahabharata:  When Ashwatthama saw that both his best weapons had been foiled, he had a meltdown and fled from the battlefield. Bhagavad-gita:  Arjuna’s meltdown before the Mahabharata

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  The Ramayana contains many allusions to the Vedic gods and goddesses along with several narratives of their activities, thereby indicating that its story is firmly grounded in the Vedic world view. Mahabharata:  The Mahabharata contains several allusions to the Ramayana and a brief retelling of the Ramayana called Ramopakhyana, thereby demonstrating that

Example Sentences: Ramayana: Kaikeyi had somehow become convinced by Manthara that Rama’s enthronement was a conspiracy to deprive her son Bharat of his royal legacy. Mahabharata:  Dhritarashtra couldn’t deny that the kingdom was as much the legacy of the sons of Pandu as it was of his sons. Bhagavad-gita:  Arjuna felt that the fratricidal Kurukshetra

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Tara reminded Vali that a snitch had informed them about Sugriva’s recent alliance with the powerful Ayodhya prince Rama – an alliance that would make Sugriva much more dangerous than he had earlier been. Mahabharata:  Knowing that the Kauravas’ snitches could be anywhere, the Pandavas sought complete seclusion before they discussed their

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  The switcheroo, by which the Sita abducted by Ravana is her illusory replica, is stated not in the Valmiki Ramayana but in later retellings of the story. Mahabharata:  When Kichaka’s unwanted advances toward Draupadi became unbearable for her, she and Bhima planned a switcheroo to entice and entrap him. Bhagavad-gita:  The mind

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Ravana was also known by several other monikers such as Dashamuka (one who had ten heads) and Lankesheva (the lord of Lanka). Mahabharata:  Drawing on the almost countless monikers that Krishna had, Bhishma on his deathbed worshiped Krishna or glorified Krishna by reciting the Visnu-sahasra-nama, the celebrated thousand names of Visnu. Bhagavad-gita: 

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Knowing that the demons would be driven by revanchism after being routed at Janasthna, Rama told Lakshmana that they both needed to be extremely cautious. Mahabharata:  That the Pandavas were not motivated by revanchism, if fighting the Kurukshetra war is clearly seen through their prior willingness to settle for just five villages,

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  As the rumors questioning Sita’s purity had become so widespread, Rama felt that questioning their provenance wouldn’t be productive; minimizing their consequence became his foremost concern. Mahabharata:   While the Pandavas waited in Drupada’s palace for lunch to be served, they examined the shining weapons kept on a nearby table, wondering which