Example Sentences: Ramayana: Though Kaikeyi tried to obfuscate the cause of Dasharatha’s death, Bharat continued to hold her actions responsible for his sudden demise. Mahabharata: When the Kauravas dodged questions about the cause of the fire that had burned the Pandavas’ palace, that obfuscation only increased the suspicions of the citizens. Bhagavad-gita: Arjuna is confused
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Hanuman’s mission to Lanka was a watershed in his life; it demonstrated that he was not just one amongst several powerful monkeys but was the most powerful monkey. Mahabharata: The martial exhibition was a watershed for Karna, for it elevated him from obscurity to royalty and even celebrity. Bhagavad-gita: The Gita is
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Ravana initially considered Angada to be a whippersnapper, but the young monkey’s show of strength left the demon king stunned. Mahabharata: Right from his childhood, Duryodhana was a whippersnapper whose behaviour often annoyed courtiers and citizens alike. Bhagavad-gita: Even if whippersnappers adopt spirituality externally, their lack of humility will obstruct them in
Example Sentences: Ramayana: When Rama had to perform sacrifices that required both husband and wife to be present, he had a golden facsimile of Sita seated next to him. Mahabharata: When Dhritarashtra asked Bhima to step forward to receive his hug, Krishna mystically summoned the iron facsimile of Bhima, that Duryodhana used for his mace
Example Sentences: Ramayana: While fleeing from Vali, Sugriva found sanctuary in the vicinity of the hermitage of Matanga, whose curse prevented Vali from approaching that area. Mahabharata: During their incognito exile, the Pandavas decided to seek sanctuary in the kingdom of Virata. Bhagavad-gita: The more we become purified, the more our inner world becomes a
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Ravana found Shurapanakha’s description of Sita’s beauty too tantalizing to resist — he neglected Maricha’s warning and commenced his scheme to abduct Sita. Mahabharata: Duryodhana’s schemes to get rid of the Pandavas gave a tantalizing taste of success, but then backfired when the Pandavas returned stronger. Bhagavad-gita: To keep our mind from
Example Sentences: Ramayana: When Sita refused to live in Ravana’s palace, he kept her in detention in his favorite garden, Ashok Vatika. Mahabharata: Bhishma told Duryodhana that Krishna had been born in a prison cell where his parents had been kept in detention by the wicked Kamsa. Bhagavad-gita: If we try for self-control only by
Example Sentences: Ramayana: During the war council, Ravana took frequent jabs at Rama, calling him a mere mortal and a pathetic pauper at that. Mahabharata: Karna was painfully aware that many rulers still took jabs at him by calling him Sutaputra or just a Suta, referring to his inferior birth in the family of Sutas.
Example Sentences: Ramayana: On seeing Kaikeyi’s intransigence on her demands that Rama be exiled and Bharata be enthroned, Dashrath was devastated. Mahabharata: Whenever Dhritarashtra gave in to Duryodhana’s schemes to persecute the Pandavas after initially opposing them, Dhritarashtra taught Duryodhana the unhealthy lesson that intransigence works. Bhagavad-gita: The mind’s moods are characterised by both transience
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Kumbhakarna assailed the monkeys, crushing them under his feet, smashing them with his club and devouring them with his mouth. Mahabharata: When the Kaurava forces were assailed by Arjuna and Bhima together, they panicked, screamed and fled. Bhagavad-gita: When we are assailed by doubts, we need to treat those doubts like demons