Example Sentences: Ramayana: The Ayodhya citizens found it appalling that their beloved Prince Rama was being exiled for no fault of his. Mahabharata: It is appalling that so many respectable royals remained silent while Draupadi was being dishonored in the Kuru assembly. Bhagavad-gita: Whereas spiritualists find gross sensual pleasures appalling, materialists find them appealing.
Example Sentences: Ramayana: The perky pranks of Hanuman as a child often offer some comic relief amid the Ramayana’s serious storyline centered on loss, betrayal and abduction. Mahabharata: When the Pandavas came to Panchala to attend Draupadi’s svyambara, the perky festivities in the city contrasted sharply with the silent serenity of the forest from which
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Though the monkeys had been assiduous in searching for Sita, they hadn’t come up with even a clue to her whereabouts. Mahabharata: Arjuna became a champion archer not because Drona was partial to him but because he was assiduous in assimilating everything that Drona taught. Bhagavad-gita: Those who are assiduous in studying
Example Sentences: Ramayana: When the delicate Sita put on a dress made of tree-bark, everyone in the Ayodhya assembly lamented; Kaikeyi alone experienced schadenfreude. Mahabharata: During the gambling match, Dhritarashtra’s mask of neutrality fell off; he didn’t even try to conceal his schadenfreude as the Pandavas lost one round after another. Bhagavad-gita: Demoniac people relish
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Akampana reported to Ravana how the demons at Janasthan had received a severe pasting at the hands of Rama. Mahabharata: At Virata, Arjuna single-handedly gave a pasting for the entire Kaurava army. Bhagavad-gita: If we are careless about managing our mind, we will soon receive an embarrassing pasting at its hands.
Example Sentences: Ramayana: The twin tragedies of Rama’s exile and Dasharatha’s demise didn’t lead to any rancor in their family because Rama was forgiving and Kaikeyi was remorseful. Mahabharata: Though Dhritarashtra was significantly responsible or at least partially responsible for the many sufferings the Pandavas had gone through, Yudhishthira felt no rancor toward the blind
Example Sentences: Ramayana: For Ravana, the polychromatic beauty of the Himalayan forests held no charm when compared to the sensual beauty of the damsel meditating in that forest. Mahabharata: The Mahabharata’s morality is polychromatic because the Mahabharata’s good characters sometimes do bad things and its bad characters sometimes do good things. Bhagavad-gita: Because the three
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Hanuman had no interest in giving a prolix discourse to Ravana; he just gave a stern warning and a scary demonstration of Rama’s prowess. Mahabharata: Because both Bhishma and Yudhishthira were lovers of wisdom, neither found their discussion on Bhishma’s deathbed prolix, even though it ran into thousands of verses. Bhagavad-gita: The
Example Sentences: Ramayana: When Rama readily agreed to go on exile as per Kaikeyi’s demands, he prevented a gridlock that would have increased the chaos and animosity in Ayodhya. Mahabharata: Because of Duryodhana’s obstinacy, negotiations between the Pandavas and Kauravas came to a gridlock. Bhagavad-gita: As Arjuna was pulled in different directions by his dual
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Though Rama’s tone remained gentle while he responded to Jabali’s atheistic arguments, everyone knew that he was rebuking and refuting the sage. Mahabharata: Being tired of being rebuked repeatedly by Vidura, Duryodhana decided to get rid of his uncle once and for all. Bhagavad-gita: Krishna rebuked Arjuna for being weak-minded when the