Example Sentences: Ramayana:  The more Dasharatha protested against Kaikeyi’s demand that Rama be exiled, the more Kaikeyi felt that Dasharatha was partisan in protecting and promoting Rama. Mahabharata:  Although Dhritarashtra was partisan in supporting his own sons, he accused Vidura of being partisan in supporting Pandu’s sons. Bhagavad-gita:  The Gita’s first verse reveals Dhritarashtra’s partisan

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  To gain time for doing a sacrifice that would make him invincible, Indrajita used the ruse of killing an illusory replica of Sita. Mahabharata:  Using his Sudarshan-chakra to cover the sun, Krishna created the ruse of a sunset so that the Kauravas would think they had won and lower their weapons, thereby

Example sentences: Ramayana: When Lakshmana saw how all other animals were keeping a distance from the extraordinarily attractive deer, he suspected it to be a part of the demons’ stratagem for abducting Sita. Mahabharata:  When Dhritarashtra proposed that the Pandavas go to Varnavarta to enjoy the festival there, Yudhishthira sensed some stratagem, for the proposal

Example Sentences: Ramayana: Vibhishana reminded Ravana that his universe-conquering prowess came with a caveat: he had no immunity against humans, and his present opponent was a formidable human. Mahabharata:  Although the Mahabharata’s exile period was shorter than the Ramayana’s exile period, it came with a cunning caveat: if the Pandavas were detected in the thirteenth

Example sentences: Ramayana: For Rama, the crux of the issue was Dasharatha’s instruction, whereas for Lakshmana the crux was Dasharatha’s intention. Mahabharata: During the discussion before Draupadi’s disrobing, the crux of the issue was not whether Yudhishthira had the right to gamble Draupadi or not; the crux was whether the assembly would stay silent while

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Although Hanuman entered Lanka under several constraints – he was friendless, weaponless and clueless about Sita’s precise whereabouts in Lanka – he still emerged spectacularly successful. Mahabharata: Although Abhimanyu fought heroically against many formidable warriors, the constraint of fighting alone turned out to be fatal, especially because his opponents attacked him simultaneously.

Example sentences: Ramayana:  There was no condescension in Rama’s dealings with the defeated demons; he gently instructed them to live peacefully under Vivashan. Mahabharata:  Because of Duryodhana’s envy and insecurity, he saw condescension in the actions of the Pandavas even when none was intended. Bhagavad-gita:  The condescension with which some atheists mock believers exposes their

Example Sentences: Ramayana: One of his illustrious ancestors, the Ayodhya potentate Anaranya, had been slain by Ravana. Mahabharata: Although Dhritarashtra was on the Kuru throne, he was a potentate in name only – he was enfeebled not just by his blindness but also by his blind attachment to his sons.   Bhagavad-gita:  In its eleventh chapter,

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Given the exigencies of searching for Sita, Hanuman had to adjust his practice of celibacy and peer into the women’s chamber if he was to have any chance of finding Sita. Mahabharata:  Although Yudhishthira was normally rigidly truthful, he had to conceal his identity, given the exigencies of incognito exile. Bhagavad-gita:  Acknowledging

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  The claim that the Ramayana is essentially a story of men dominating and exploiting women is an eisegesis that can come only from a toxically feminist mind. Mahabharata:  Those who retell the Mahabharata depicting Karna as a hero and Arjuna as a villain, offer an eisegesis that overlooks the moral complexity of