Archive for Category: Noun

discretion:

the quality of having good judgment

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Due to her poor discretion, Kaikeyi believed Manthara’s twisted version of events and ended up drowning Ayodhya in an ocean of devastation. Mahabharata:  Duryodhana’s lack of discretion led to his foolishly challenging the Gandharvas, a challenge that ended in his humiliating arrest by them. Bhagavad-gita:  If we study the Gita regularly and

elite:

a group or class of people enjoying superior intellectual, social or economic status

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  When Ravana heard that his entire battalion of elite warriors had been wiped out by a single monkey, he was stunned. Mahabharata:  Karna’s craving to be included in the elite class of warriors made him vulnerable to manipulation by Duryodhana who had granted him entry into that class. Bhagavad-gita:  The Gita states

capper:

climax, finale, clincher

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Among all of Hanuman’s exploits in Lanka, the capper was his setting half Ravana’s capital on fire with the very tail that Ravana had set on fire. Mahabharata:  For Arjuna, the period of exile was filled with extraordinary adventures, the capper being his single-handed victory over the entire Kaurava army. Bhagavad-gita:  If

dichotomy:

a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  The dichotomy of good and evil is demonstrated in the Ramayana through Rama’s unfailing adherence to virtue and Ravana’s indiscriminate indulgence in vice. Mahabharata:  Although the dichotomy of good and evil underlies the Mahabharata’s storyline, the presence of several good characters on the side of evil infuses the story with fascinating moral

adherence:

steady or faithful attachment

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Due to Sita’s adherence to virtue despite Ravana’s repeated threats and temptations, she is celebrated as a model woman in the Indian tradition. Mahabharata: Bhishma’s adherence to the Kauravas is difficult to understand if we don’t first understand the importance of the word of honor for warriors in those times. Bhagavad-gita:  We

absolution:

the act of forgiving someone for having done something wrong or sinful

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  With his last breaths, Vali apologized to his younger brother, Sugriva, and sought absolution for his misjudgments and misdeeds. Mahabharata:  Vidura warned Dhritarashtra that he couldn’t get absolution for his silence during the disrobing of Draupadi merely by returning the Pandavas’ kingdom to them; he needed to discipline Duryodhana.   Bhagavad-gita:  Krishna promises

polarization:

division into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs.

Example sentences: Ramayana:  Hanuman spoke gently and logically, striving to prevent the polarization of the search party into two groups, one that supported Angada and one that supported Sugriva. Mahabharata:  At the time of the Mahabharata, the polarization of the cosmos into the divine and the demoniac forces played out on the earth as the

articulation:

the act or process of speaking or expressing in words

Example sentences: Ramayana:  Hanuman’s articulation of Rama’s glories was so sweet and vivid that it charmed Sita’s heart and lowered her guard. Mahabharata: Krishna’s articulation of the choices before the Kauravas was so logical and clear that even Dushasana became agreeable to the peace proposal. Bhagavad-gita:  The Gita’s first chapter is essentially an articulation of

dupery:

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Example sentences: Ramayana: Drawing attention to the fact that all other animals were keeping a distance from the extraordinarily beautiful deer, Lakshmana inferred that it was a part of the dupery of the demons.  Mahabharata: When Dhritarashtra proposed to the Pandavas to go to Varnavarta to enjoy the festival there, Yudhisthira sensed some dupery; if

nemesis:

a source of harm or ruin, an opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome

Example sentences: Ramayana:  Vibhishana warned Ravana that the same Visnu who had been the nemesis of demons since time immemorial, had now descended as Rama to be his nemesis. Mahabharata:  Karna longed for an opportunity to defeat Arjuna who had been his nemesis for decades. Bhagavad-gita:  As long as the mind is uncontrolled, it remains