barrel:

to move at high speed or without hesitation

barrel:

to move at high speed or without hesitation

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,

undistinguished:

not worthy of being noticed

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

smokescreen:

something intended to disguise, conceal, or deceive; camouflage

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

psychodrama:

an often ongoing psychological struggle, an expression of psychological turmoil

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

bloodcurdling:

arousing terror; horrifying

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

psychotic:

marked by psychosis, a severe mental disorder in which thoughts and emotions become disconnected from external reality

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.

yearn:

having an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from

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

impair:

weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function)

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

animus:

hostility or ill-feeling

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

arcane:

known or knowable only to a few people, secret

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