Example Sentences: Ramayana: Allured by Ravana’s royal riches, many demons kowtowed to him, praising his schemes, even if they were evil. Mahabharata: Given how powerful the Kuru kingdom was, many smaller kings kowtowed to the Kuru prince, Duryodhana, who seemed to control the official Kuru king, Dhritarashtra.  Bhagavad-gita: If we don’t structure our lives with

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  At the start of his meeting with his ministers, Ravana urged them to speak frankly, yet he soon found Vibhishana’s candor unbearable. Mahabharata:  Vidura’s candor in pointing out Duryodhana’s vices angered Dhritarashtra, who ordered his younger brother to go wherever he wanted. Bhagavad-gita:  The Gita urges us to discipline our speech by

Example Sentences: Ramayana: When Maricha described vividly Rama’s immense prowess, Ravana conceded that abducting Rama’s wife might not be a good idea – but that concession was soon overruled by his lust. Mahabharata: During the peace negotiations, when Duryodhana refused to concede that he had done any wrong, it became clear that war was inevitable.

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  The alliance between Rama and Sugriva was cemented by the similarity of their distresses: they both had been targets of family misunderstandings.    Mahabharata:  Karna’s bond with Duryodhana became cemented when the Kaurava prince gave him both position and praise. Bhagavad-gita:  Every day we study the Gita, we cement the place of

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Fearing that the protesting citizens might slow-walk or even stall Rama’s exile, Kaikeyi insisted to Dasharatha that Rama be sent to the forest right away. Mahabharata:  Anticipating that Dhritarashtra might slow-walk the process of returning to the Pandavas their kingdom, Drupada sent his priest to Hastinpura with a strongly-worded message. Bhagavad-gita:  When

Example sentences: Ramayana:  Rama knew the demons would construe Shurapanakha’s injuries as an attack on them, though it was Shurapanakha who had attacked Sita first. Mahabharata:  Though Vidura’s coded message was difficult to understand, Yudhishthira was sharp enough to quickly construe the intended meaning. Bhagavad-gita:  Though some of the Gita’s verses can be construed in

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Before the war, whenever Ravana handicapped Rama’s army, he dismissed it as a mere bunch of monkeys.  Mahabharata:  While forming the chakravyuha and handicapping the Pandava warriors who could break it, the Kauravas hadn’t considered Abhimanyu a major threat. Bhagavad-gita:  In the first ten verses of the first chapter of the Gita,

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Manthara milked the absence of Bharata at Rama’s upcoming coronation to advance her theory that a conspiracy was afoot to deprive Kaikeyi and Bharata of their rights. Mahabharata:  The followers of Duryodhana milked his act of supporting Karna during the martial exhibition to portray the prince as a champion of the lower

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Not wanting to be sidetracked into a fight with Simhika, Hanuman quickly shrank in size, entered into the demoness’s mouth and came out, thereby honoring the blessing that Brahma had given her. Mahabharata:  While charging up the Himalayan mountains in search of the thousand petalled lotus, Bhima got sidetracked by an aged

Example sentences: Ramayana:  Maricha knew how powerful Rama was and how dangerous Ravana’s scheme to abduct Rama’s wife would be; so, he refused to mollycoddle Ravana. Mahabharata: If Dhritarashtra hadn’t mollycoddled Duryodhana in his childhood, maybe Duryodhana wouldn’t have become so arrogant later. Bhagavad-gita:  If we are serious about doing justice to our potentials, we