Example Sentences: Ramayana: While fleeing from Vali, Sugriva found sanctuary in the vicinity of the hermitage of Matanga, whose curse prevented Vali from approaching that area. Mahabharata: During their incognito exile, the Pandavas decided to seek sanctuary in the kingdom of Virata.  Bhagavad-gita: The more we become purified, the more our inner world becomes a

Example Sentences: Ramayana: When Sita refused to live in Ravana’s palace, he kept her in detention in his favorite garden, Ashok Vatika.  Mahabharata: Bhishma told Duryodhana that Krishna had been born in a prison cell where his parents had been kept in detention by the wicked Kamsa. Bhagavad-gita: If we try for self-control only by

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  During the war council, Ravana took frequent jabs at Rama, calling him a mere mortal and a pathetic pauper at that. Mahabharata: Karna was painfully aware that many rulers still took jabs at him by calling him Sutaputra or just a Suta, referring to his inferior birth in the family of Sutas.

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  On seeing Kaikeyi’s intransigence on her demands that Rama be exiled and Bharata be enthroned, Dashrath was devastated.  Mahabharata:  Whenever Dhritarashtra gave in to Duryodhana’s schemes to persecute the Pandavas after initially opposing them, Dhritarashtra taught Duryodhana the unhealthy lesson that intransigence works. Bhagavad-gita:  The mind’s moods are characterised by both transience

Example Sentences: Ramayana: Though Jatayu showed no signs of infirmity because of his old age, he still didn’t have the agility of youth that Ravana had — and that difference proved decisive. Mahabharata:  Although Dhritarashtra exhibited infirmity because of his advanced age, his attachments still held him firmly. Bhagavad-gita:  The Gita urges us to see

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  The festivities and the fanfare stopped immediately as the news of Rama’s exile spread through the city of Ayodhya. Mahabharata:  When the Pandavas entered the kingdom of Drupada, they saw that the celebrations for Draupadi’s swayamvara being celebrated everywhere with much fanfare. Bhagavad-gita: The Gita urges us to not be captivated by

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Sita’s forbearance while staying in the forest was so remarkable that it endeared her even more to Rama. Mahabharata:  Krishna reminded the Kuru assembly that the Pandavas had shown extraordinary forbearance amid all of Duryodhana’s atrocities and they now rightfully awaited the return of their kingdom to them. Bhagavad-gita:  Forbearance amid difficulty

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  As Rama surveyed the mayhem caused by the demons, in the hermitage he resolved to rid the world of such demons. Mahabharata:  Ashwatthama caused mayhem in the Pandava camp as he slaughtered scores of hapless warriors who were barely awake and utterly defenceless. Bhagavad-gita:  Some demoniac people delight in causing mayhem because

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  As soon as Ravana started using invectives to mock Rama, Hanuman decided to teach the arrogant demon a lesson by destroying his city. Mahabharata:  The invectives in Duryodhana’s message to the Pandavas, on the eve of the Kurukshetra war, were so shocking that they left all the hearers disgusted and enraged. Bhagavad-gita: 

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Lakshman urged Rama to severely punish those who were uttering calumnies against Sita by accusing her of unchastity. Mahabharata:  Wanting to undermine the Pandavas’ claim to the kingdom, Duryodhana discreetly propagated calumnies that their birth was questionable, maybe even illegitimate. Bhagavad-gita:  Krishna warned Arjuna that if he left the battlefield, he would