Example sentences:  

Ramayana: Kaikeyi’s demand that Bharata be enthroned was understandable for Dasharatha; his intransigence in demanding that Rama be exiled was just not understandable.   

Mahabharata: When Krishna’s peace mission failed, some held Duryodhana’s intransigence responsible for the failure; others held Dhritrashtra’s impotence responsible. 

Bhagavad-gita: Intransigence is not a sign of strong determination, it is a sign of a perverse obsession that masquerades as determination.