Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Sugriva told Ravana that he would consider a rapprochement between the Vanaras and the Rakshashas only after Sita was returned to Rama.

Mahabharata:  Drupada’s brahmana messenger told Dhritarashtra that a rapprochement between the Pandavas and the Kauravas would be impossible if the Kauravas didn’t return to the Pandavas their rightful half of the kingdom.

Bhagavad-gita:  Arjuna knew that rapprochement with the Kauravas was impossible because of Duryodhana’s obstinacy; therefore, the only way to avoid war was for the Pandavas to adopt the lives of mendicants.