Example Sentences: Ramayana: Standing atop his chariot and shooting arrows, Indrajit barrelled into the monkey ranks, destroying them by the thousands. Mahabharata: Disregarding the arrows coming his way, Bhima barrelled into Dushasana, knocking him off his chariot and flinging his weapons far away. Bhagavad-gita: If we dwell on temptation, it will barrel into our consciousness,
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Even though Hanuman had been cursed to forget all the boons he had received, he was just too spirited to become undistinguished. Mahabharata: Most of Duryodhana’s ninety-nine brothers were undistinguished, with the prominent exceptions of two: Dushasana who shared Duryodhana’s viciousness and Vikarna who opposed it. Bhagavad-gita: As every verse of the
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Vibhishana explained to Rama that Indrajit’s beheading the Sita look-alike was a smokescreen to gain time for doing a sacrifice that would make him invincible. Mahabharata: The Pandavas suspected that Dhritarashtra’s request that they go and oversee the festivities at Varnavarta was just a smokescreen to get them away from the centre
Example Sentences: Ramayana: The latter half of the Ramayana is in some ways a psychodrama that depicts the psychological consequences of Ravana’s lust for Sita. Mahabharata: The thoughts of Dhritarashtra before the war at Kuruksehtra, which oscillated between desiring the inevitable and dreading the inevitable. would make a revealing psychodrama. Bhagavad-gita: The mind is the
Example Sentences: Ramayana: When the demons charged into the battlefield with bloodcurdling roars, the sight thrilled those who were eager to fight and terrified those who were hesitant to fight. Mahabharata: When Bhima fell upon Dushasana, the Kaurava’s bloodcurdling screams petrified the nearby soldiers. Bhagavad-gita: The Gita doesn’t contain any bloodcurdling descriptions of hell; its
Example Sentences: Ramayana: After bearing the brunt of Rama’s prowess twice, Maricha became almost psychotic because of fear of Rama. Mahabharata: Kamsa started seeing Krishna everywhere and his behaviour started becoming almost psychotic. Bhagavad-gita: Demoniac people harbor illusions of power and grandeur that border on the psychotic.
Example Sentences: Ramayana: For every single day that Rama stayed in exile, Kaikeyi yearned for his return, hoping and praying for his wellbeing. Mahabharata: During the year when Arjuna went to perform austerities, Draupadi yearned for him; although her other husbands were present with her, she still missed him acutely. Bhagavad-gita: We yearn for life
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Impaired by her attachment to Bharata, Kaikeyi didn’t realise the terrible consequences of her selfish demands till Bharata pointed them out bluntly and angrily. Mahabharata: During his final battle with Arjuna, Karna was impaired when his chariot sank into the ground and was rendered immobile. Bhagavad-gita: The Gita (2.65) indicates that if
Example Sentences: Ramayana: The demons’ animus toward any human being who challenges their power was understandable; they were cannibals who felt that humans were meant to be nothing more than their powerless prey. Mahabharata: Right from his first meeting with the Pandavas, Duryodhana felt a particular animus toward Bhima. Bhagavad-gita: Though the Gita urges Arjuna
Example Sentences: Ramayana: The sages told King Romapada that to perform the arcane sacrifice for ending the drought, he needed to get the specially pure saint named Rishayashringa. Mahabharata: Being pleased with Arjuna’s dedication, Drona gave to him knowledge of arcane mantras that invoked formidable celestial weapons. Bhagavad-gita: If the Gita’s knowledge is in some