Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Although Rama didn’t seem rattled by Kaikeyi’s demands, Dasaratha seemed more than rattled; he seemed shattered. Mahabharata:  On hearing the news that Arjuna had ascended to heaven in his earthly body and had defeated demons who even the gods had failed to defeat, Dhritarashtra was rattled. Bhagavad-gita:  The more we hold on

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Kaikeyi railroaded her outrageous demands through Dasharatha by presenting them as matters of honour; if he failed to honor his promise to her, he would earn eternal infamy. Mahabharata:  Dhritarashtra railroaded the unfair division of the Kuru kingdom through the assembly by presenting the specifics of the division at the last moment

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Demons who were intoxicated by the power of Ravana indiscriminately killed sages and destroyed sacrifices, thereby endangering the precarious peace that existed between the humans and the demons. Mahabharata:  The peace that Dhristarashtra sought to establish by dividing the kingdom among the two cousins was precarious because Duryodhana remained envious and malicious.

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  On understanding Ravana’s identity and mentality, Sita blanched in disgust and horror.  Mahabharata:  When Draupadi heard about the command that she be dragged to the assembly, she blanched in shock. Bhagavad-gita:  When faced with adversity, spiritually advanced souls may blanch externally but they won’t go blank internally. 

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  When Lord Shiva crushed Ravana’s hands under the Kailash mountain that the demon was trying to shake, the demon placated Lord Shiva by reciting prayers that came to be known as Ravana-stuti.    Mahabharata:  When Dhritarashtra realized how much Duryodhana’s actions had enraged the Pandavas and how Duryodana was in mortal danger,

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  When the demons asked Ravana why he didn’t just take Sita by force, he couldn’t prevaricate; he told them about the curse by Narakuvera which prevented him from forcibly violating any woman. Mahabharata:  When the Kauravas were asked if they knew that the house in which the Pandavas had reportedly been burned

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  On seeing the giant Kumbhakarna towering above the walls of Lanka, the monkeys were petrified.  Mahabharata:  On watching Bhima tear into Dushasana and then tear him apart, the normally fearless Karna became petrified, with his mouth dropping open and his bow dropping from his hands. Bhagavad-gita:  At the start of the Gita,

Example Sentences: Ramayana: The sage Vashishtha told the princes that if there were no king at the head of a kingdom, it would be filched by thieves from inside and sacked by attackers from outside. Mahabharata: Shakuni didn’t desire to merely filch the Kuru treasury; he desired to fully control it by controlling Duryodhana. Bhagavad-gita:

Example Sentences: Ramayana: Standing atop his chariot and shooting arrows, Indrajit barrelled into the monkey ranks, destroying them by the thousands. Mahabharata: Disregarding the arrows coming his way, Bhima barrelled into Dushasana, knocking him off his chariot and flinging his weapons far away. Bhagavad-gita: If we dwell on temptation, it will barrel into our consciousness,

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  For every single day that Rama stayed in exile, Kaikeyi yearned for his return, hoping and praying for his wellbeing. Mahabharata:  During the year when Arjuna went to perform austerities, Draupadi yearned for him; although her other husbands were present with her, she still missed him acutely. Bhagavad-gita:  We yearn for life