Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  A precis of the Ramayana, no matter how well done, just can’t convey the poetry, the artistry or the beauty of the Sanskrit epic.

Mahabharata:  For the fretful Duryodhana, the eighth day of the war was like a precis of all his encounters with the Pandavas – although it seemed he had things going his way, eventually nothing went his way.

Bhagavad-gita:  No precis of the Gita can be expected to convey the many levels and layers of meaning contained in this philosophical classic.