Example Sentences: Ramayana: Ravana’s commander assured him that Lanka had been burned not because of the demons’ botchery but because Hanuman had caught them by surprise. Mahabharata: On coming to know that the Pandavas had survived the Varnavarta fire, Duryodhana condemned the dead Purochana for his botchery. Bhagavad-gita: If we listen uncritically to our mind,
Example Sentences: Ramayana: When Ravana heard that his favorite garden had been despoiled by a strange monkey, he was startled and angered. Mahabharata: Whereas modern forests are despoiled by the intrusion of humans, the Khandava forest had been despoiled by the intrusion of demoniac beings who had taken the forms of forest beasts. Bhagavad-gita: Krishna
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Ravana couldn’t believe that a mere mortal could dare to challenge the hegemony he had established by conquering the entire universe. Mahabharata: By sacrificing the hundred kings he had arrested, Jarasandha planned to gain mystical power and thereby establish hegemony over the entire world. Bhagavad-gita: Demons don’t just disbelieve in God; they
Example Sentences: Ramayana: As Ravana conquered more and more parts of the universe, other competing demoniac races soon recognized that he was a despot and submitted to his overlordship. Mahabharata: Kamsa was a despot who unhesitatingly killed six of his newborn nephews in cold blood in front of their parents. Bhagavad-gita: Demons are despots who
Example Sentences: Ramayana: As a child, Hanuman was so mischievous and obstreperous that the sages decided to curse him so that he would forget his powers, thereby reducing his pranks. Mahabharata: Although Bhima was powerful from birth, he was never obstreperous – the austerities of living in the forest had made him disciplined. Bhagavad-gita: The
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Vibhishana knew that Ravana would be ruthless in destroying anyone who dared to betray him, yet he chose to go over to Rama’s side. Mahabharata: Shakuni was a ruthless manipulator who didn’t hesitate to burn alive not just the Pandavas but even their elderly mother. Bhagavad-gita: Lust can be such a ruthless
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Vali pummeled Sugriva so severely that onlookers realized he would soon be killed if he didn’t break free and flee. Mahabharata: Enraged at Kichaka’s attempts to molest Draupadi, Bhima pummeled Kichaka into a shapeless mass of lifeless flesh. Bhagavad-gita: If we don’t cultivate absorption in a meaningful purpose, we will feel that
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Ravana’s plan to burn Hanuman’s tail turned out to be a debacle – his own city ended up burned, and Hanuman escaped unhurt and victorious. Mahabharata: Due to the intervention of the Gandharvas, Duryodhana’s scheme to exhibit his wealth before the exiled Pandavas ended up in a debacle. Bhagavad-gita: In the Gita’s
Example Sentences: Ramayana: In some renditions of the Ramayana for children, when baby Hanuman performs some pranks, his friends are so bewildered that they act like nincompoops. Mahabharata: The illusions in the maya-sabha were so bewildering that in trying to navigate them, Duryodhana ended up acting like a nincompoop. Bhagavad-gita: We may be extremely smart
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Vishwamitra told Rama and Lakshmana that the barren land that they were passing through had once been fecund as it had been cursed. Mahabharata: Because Yudhishthira’s rule was so virtuous, nature reciprocated by making the land fecund and the kingdom prosperous. Bhagavad-gita: The fecund greenery and beauty of nature is a divine