Example Sentences: Ramayana: Although Vibhishana joined Rama just before the final war, he soon became an indispensable ally who helped Rama defeat formidable enemies such as Indrajita and Ravana. Mahabharata: Although Duryodhana treated Karna as an indispensable ally, he was not sure whether Karna would actually be able to defeat Arjuna. Bhagavad-gita: If we study
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Hanuman’s childhood pranks were understandable as innocent foibles, but because he also had extraordinary powers, those pranks troubled the sages significantly. Mahabharata: Yudhisthira’s weakness for gambling was the foible that was exploited by Shakuni to disastrous effect. Bhagavad-gita: Lust, anger and greed are more than mere foibles; they can impel us to
Example Sentences: Ramayana: The venom evident in Vali’s eyes shattered Sugriva: his brother not only suspected him of betrayal but had already convicted him. Mahabharata: The venom in the message that Duryodhana had sent to the Pandavas on the eve of the Kurukshetra war shocked and infuriated all those who heard it. Bhagavad-gita: For the
Example Sentences: Ramayana: When the demons asked Ravana why he didn’t just take Sita by force, he couldn’t prevaricate; he told them about the curse by Narakuvera which prevented him from forcibly violating any woman. Mahabharata: When the Kauravas were asked if they knew that the house in which the Pandavas had reportedly been burned
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Angada’s challenge that Ravana’s general budge his foot just one inch seemed flippant initially, but it turned out to be a potent demonstration of the might of Rama’s forces. Mahabharata: Duryodhana’s flippant response to the sage Maitreya’s warnings – slapping his thighs in a show of defiant strength – enraged the sage.
Example Sentences: Ramayana: On seeing the giant Kumbhakarna towering above the walls of Lanka, the monkeys were petrified. Mahabharata: On watching Bhima tear into Dushasana and then tear him apart, the normally fearless Karna became petrified, with his mouth dropping open and his bow dropping from his hands. Bhagavad-gita: At the start of the Gita,
Example Sentences: Ramayana: As Rama, Lakshman and Sita took shelter in their straw cottage amid the severe storm, they pondered the fate that had changed their residence from an impregnable palace to this rickety cottage. Mahabharata: Although Arjuna’s chariot hadn’t seemed rickety, it burst into flames as soon as Krishna stepped away from it. Bhagavad-gita:
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Khara-Dushana’s attack on Rama turned out to be a dismal failure – every one of the attackers was wiped out. Mahabharata: Duryodhana’s attempt to humiliate the exiled Pandavas turned out to be a dismal embarrassment; he ended up being humiliated instead, for he was first arrested by the Gandhavas and then released
Example Sentences: Ramayana: The sage Vashishtha told the princes that if there were no king at the head of a kingdom, it would be filched by thieves from inside and sacked by attackers from outside. Mahabharata: Shakuni didn’t desire to merely filch the Kuru treasury; he desired to fully control it by controlling Duryodhana. Bhagavad-gita:
Example Sentences: Ramayana: When the innuendos about Sita’s chastity became widespread rumors, Rama’s spies had no alternative but to report them to him. Mahabharata: Duryodhana regularly made innuendos about the Pandavas’ unconventional birth, wanting to delegitimize their claim to the kingdom. Bhagavad-gita: The mind sometimes makes innuendos about the reality and rationality of spirituality and