Example sentences:

Ramayana: When Lakshmana saw how all other animals were keeping a distance from the extraordinarily attractive deer, he suspected it to be a part of the demons’ stratagem for abducting Sita.

Mahabharata:  When Dhritarashtra proposed that the Pandavas go to Varnavarta to enjoy the festival there, Yudhishthira sensed some stratagem, for the proposal raised the obvious question: “If the festival was so enjoyable, why did Dhritarashtra not want his own sons to go there?”

Bhagavad-gita:  Sensual pleasures allure us through a stratagem: they appear to be like nectar, even though they turn out to be like poison.