Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Impaired by her attachment to Bharata, Kaikeyi didn’t realise the terrible consequences of her selfish demands till Bharata pointed them out bluntly and angrily. Mahabharata:  During his final battle with Arjuna, Karna was impaired when his chariot sank into the ground and was rendered immobile. Bhagavad-gita:  The Gita (2.65) indicates that if

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Although Sugriva tried to mollify Vali, the huge monkey was too angry to listen to the younger brother.   Mahabharata:  Duryodhana told his father that any attempt to mollify the Pandavas was not likely to work; the insult to Draupadi would be unbearable for them. Bhagavad-gita:  When the mind gets agitated, we need

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Rama told the Ayodhya citizens not to despise Kaikeyi; whatever she had done had been ordained by destiny. Mahabharata:  The more Bhima’s superior strength became evident, the more Duryodhana despised Bhima. Bhagavad-gita:  Although Krishna tells Arjuna to fight against his enemies (11.33), he also tells Arjuna not to despise anyone (11.55) —

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Ravana thought that the only way a single human being could have defeated fourteen thousand demons was if the demons had botched the fight terribly. Mahabharata:  When the Pandavas returned alive, Duryodhana mentally cursed Virochana who had apparently botched the plan to burn the Pandavas. Bhagavad-gita:  Krishna’s message of the Gita saved

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Hanuman felt elated as he flew away from Ravana’s burning capital: his mission in Lanka had been a smashing success. Mahabharata:  After his stunning single-handed victory over the entire Kaurava army at Virata, Arjuna felt elated as he returned to the kingdom to report the good news to his brothers. Bhagavad-gita:  When

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Knowing this was the last chance to avoid a disastrous war, Vibhishana declaimed against the foolhardiness in provoking Rama by holding onto Sita. Mahabharata:  The more Duryodhana declaimed his innocence, by ascribing all his actions to his god-given nature and refusing to take responsibility for them, the more the Kuru assembly recognized

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Bharat had to repeatedly disinvolve the actions of Kaikeyi, explaining that he had no knowledge of her scheme to grab power. Mahabharata:  During the peace negotiations, Dhritarashtra disinvolved the actions of Duryodhana by telling Krishna, “I agree with all that you say but unfortunately my obstinate son doesn’t”. Bhagavad-gita:  If we don’t

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  When Sita refused to stay in his palace, Ravana kept her in the Ashoka-vatika, a park he had earmarked for his personal pleasure. Mahabharata:  Fearing that Ghatothakacha‘s attack might be irresistible, Karna summoned the shakti weapon that he had earmarked for Arjuna. Bhagavad-gita:  If we don’t earmark some time daily for our

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Rama heard attentively as the sages explained how a culture of charity among the wealthy was essential to prevent the rich-poor economic divide from becoming calcified, leading to resentment and revolt. Mahabharata:  The more Krishna’s arguments for a peaceful resolution of the Pandava-Kaurava dispute won over the Kuru assembly, the more Duryodhana’s

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Fearing that Bharat might be dissembling his ill-intention toward Rama, Guha hesitated to reveal Rama’s whereabouts. Mahabharata:  During the gambling match, Dhritarashtra made no attempt to dissemble his partiality; openly and repeatedly, he asked, “Has Draupadi been won?” Bhagavad-gita:  Those who dissemble their sensual fantasies and put on a garb of renunciation