Example sentences: Ramayana: Ravana’s fall illustrates a universal lesson: when lust is indulged in indiscriminately, it metastasizes till it devastates not just the lusty person but many others connected with that person.  Mahabharata: Duryodhana’s envy for the Pandavas had metastasized to such a degree that he couldn’t peacefully enjoy his prosperity even after he had

Example sentences: Ramayana: Hanuman’s feat in single-handedly setting Ravana’s Lanka on fire boggled the minds of even the gods.   Mahabharata: When Bhima effortlessly uprooted a huge tree and whirled it overhead like a giant bludgeon, that sight boggled all observers.   Bhagavad-gita: On beholding the universal form of Krishna, Arjuna’s mind was boggled, being filled first

Example sentences: Ramayana: Mandodari begged Ravana to stop being fixated on Sita: “Was getting her worth risking everything he had built throughout his life?”   Mahabharata: During the gambling match, Karna became so fixated on pleasing Duryodhana that he completely lost his moral compass and came up with the despicable idea to disrobe Draupadi.    Bhagavad-gita: As

Example sentences: Ramayana: When the demons started skewering Rama, calling a mere mortal and a penniless one at that, Hanuman decided to teach them a lesson by demonstrating the prowess of one servant of Rama.  Mahabharata: When Dhritarashtra tried to rationalize his passivity by attributing it to destiny, Vidura skewered him with one memorable line:

Example sentences: Ramayana: Yudhishthira shook his head, unable to comprehend how events had cascaded from his sitting as the world emperor at the gambling table to his becoming a slave of the Kauravas  Mahabharata: Seeing the fallen Lakshmana, Rama bemoaned the adverse destiny because of which things had cascaded from his being enthroned to his

Example sentences:   Ramayana: Incensed on seeing his beloved Lanka up in flames, Ravana excoriated his followers for having let Hanuman slip away.  Mahabharata: Shocked on hearing Duryodhana’s scheme to arrest Krishna, Bhishma excoriated the prince for his viciousness and foolishness.  Bhagavad-gita: When Arjuna refused to fight, Krishna chose not to excoriate Arjuna for cowardice, but

Example sentences:   Ramayana: The residents of Ayodhya couldn’t believe what had transpired the previous night: how could their beloved Rama be sent on exile instead of being enthroned?   Mahabharata: As Yudhisthira sat silent after having gambled and lost everything, he kept shaking his head, as if unable to understand what had just transpired.  Bhagavad-gita:

Example sentences   Ramayana: To be reduced from the heir apparent to an exilé would have flustered anyone, but Rama was made of far tougher mettle.  Mahabharata: Though Draupadi was understandably flustered at being dragged into the assembly, it was laudable that she could still remind the assembly of the principles of dharma.  Bhagavad-gita: That Arjuna

Example sentences   Ramayana: Though the war in Lanka devastated its residents, Rama ensured that it didn’t deracinate them — he appointed Vibhishana, a Lanka insider, as the next king to ensure a smooth transition.  Mahabharata: Krishna didn’t want the residents of Vrindavan to be deracinated by the repeated attacks on Mathura by his enemies, so

Example Sentences Ramayana: By reassuring the disconsolate Rama that Sita would soon be found, Lakshmana tried to assuage Rama’s feelings of separation.  Mahabharata: Though Dhritarashtra tried to assuage Duryodhana by pointing out all the luxuries that the prince enjoyed, Duryodhana’s envy of the Pandavas meant that he only saw that whatever he had was far