Example Sentences: Ramayana: Although Vibhishana and Ravana were brothers by blood, the chasm that separated their characters was bigger than the ocean that separated India from Lanka. Mahabharata: With each scheme that the Kauravas launched against the Pandavas, the chasm between the two cousins deepened and broadened. Bhagavad-gita: When we train our intelligence by regular

Example Sentences: Ramayana: Manthara, the maid of Kaikeyi, is often depicted as a hunchback, a depiction that serves to reinforce her evil mentality. Mahabharata: Bhishma told Duryodhana how Krishna had miraculously healed Kubja; just by his touch, she changed from a hunchback to a woman as beautiful as a goddess. Bhagavad-gita:  We may not develop

Example Sentences: Ramayana: When Ravana took a swipe at Rama, criticizing him as a mere mortal and a pauper, Hanuman decided that enough was enough and retaliated by burning Lanka. Mahabharata: While the Pandavas were departing from the Kuru assembly after the dreadful gambling match, Karna took a swipe at them: “Here are the heroes

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  While still a bambino, Hanuman leapt toward the sun, mistaking it to be a shiny fruit. Mahabharata:  As a bambino, when Bhima fell off a mountain cliff, the rock on which he fell cracked into pieces, while he himself remained unharmed. Bhagavad-gita:  Our mind remains like a bambino throughout our life, not

Example Sentences: Ramayana: Ravana could scarcely believe that his forces, which had not been defeated even by the gods, had now been reduced to disarray by an army of humans and monkeys. Mahabharata: Seeing the Kaurava forces in disarray after the fall of their leaders, the Pandavas decided to press home their advantage. Bhagavad-gita: If

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Bharat’s plan to call Rama back from exile gained immediate and widespread traction among the citizens of Ayodhya, thousands of whom accompanied him to the forest. Mahabharata:  Although Duryodhana had committed so many atrocities, that his cause gained so much traction before the Kurukshetra war was surprising: it suggested that either many

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Ravana tried to break the nexus between Rama and the monkeys by first alluring Sugriva with wealth and then alluring Angada the same way. Mahabharata: The nexus between Duryodhana and Karna emboldened Duryodhana and corrupted Karna. Bhagavad-gita: The nature of the nexus between the mind and the intelligence determines our destiny: if

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Hanuman’s mission to Lanka was a watershed in his life; it demonstrated that he was not just one amongst several powerful monkeys but was the most powerful monkey. Mahabharata:  The martial exhibition was a watershed for Karna, for it elevated him from obscurity to royalty and even celebrity. Bhagavad-gita:  The Gita is

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Ravana initially considered Angada to be a whippersnapper, but the young monkey’s show of strength left the demon king stunned. Mahabharata:  Right from his childhood, Duryodhana was a whippersnapper whose behaviour often annoyed courtiers and citizens alike.  Bhagavad-gita:  Even if whippersnappers adopt spirituality externally, their lack of humility will obstruct them in

Example Sentences: Ramayana: When Rama had to perform sacrifices that required both husband and wife to be present, he had a golden facsimile of Sita seated next to him.  Mahabharata: When Dhritarashtra asked Bhima to step forward to receive his hug, Krishna mystically summoned the iron facsimile of Bhima, that Duryodhana used for his mace