Example Sentences: Ramayana: With his last breaths, Vali apologized to his younger brother, Sugriva, and sought absolution for his misjudgments and misdeeds. Mahabharata: Vidura warned Dhritarashtra that he couldn’t get absolution for his silence during the disrobing of Draupadi merely by returning the Pandavas’ kingdom to them; he needed to discipline Duryodhana. Bhagavad-gita: Krishna promises
Example Sentences: Ramayana: When all his demons failed to move Angada’s leg, Ravana deemed them feckless and personally came forward to meet the challenge. Mahabharata: Dhritarashtra was a feckless father who could never say no to his senseless and shameless son. Bhagavad-gita: Calls to morality become feckless in a materialistic culture where enjoyment is seen
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Although Ravana tried to both tempt and threaten Sita into submitting unto him, all his efforts turned out to be bootless. Mahabharata: The more Duryodhana’s schemes to destroy the Pandavas turned out to be bootless, the more he became desperate to destroy them. Bhagavad-gita: If we live materialistically, everything we do will
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Citizens of Ayodhya were dismayed by what they initially thought was their king’s callous disregard of Rama caused by his infatuation with his youngest wife, Kaikeyi. Mahabharata: Dhritarashtra’s callous silence about investigating his son’s alleged involvement in the plot to have the Pandavas burnt spoke volumes for many. Bhagavad-gita: To be detached
Example Sentences: Ramayana: On seeing how terrified the monkeys were at the sight of the giant Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana suggested that they be told that Kumbhakarna was just an overblown mechanical contraption. Mahabharata: When Bhisma said that Karna’s reputation as an archer was overblown, Karna felt so insulted that he refused to fight for Duryodhana as
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Recognising that the concerted attack of Rama, Lakshmana and the monkeys was too much to handle, Indrajit suddenly disappeared. Mahabharata: On the fourteenth day of the Kurukshetra war, the concerted attack of Arjuna, Bhima and Satyaki completely devastated the Kaurava ranks. Bhagavad-gita: We can’t overcome our material desires by just one herculean
Example sentences: Ramayana: When Hanuman knocked Lankini down and charged into Lanka, she prognosticated that the end of Lanka was near. Mahabharata: Karna told Krishna that he had seen a dream which prognosticated the Pandavas’ victory and the Kauravas’ death. Bhagavad-gita: By remembering that the mind is no expert at prognosticating, we can neglect it
Example sentences: Ramayana: Vibhishana knew that when he went over to the side of Rama, he courted the anger of Ravana who didn’t just have a vindictive streak in his body but whose whole body and soul were vindictive. Mahabharata: If the Pandavas had been vindictive, they would never have agreed to a peace proposal
Example sentences: Ramayana: Rama’s speed and skill were so riveting that even the gods gathered in the sky above Janasthana to behold the spectacle of a single human being defeating fourteen thousand demons. Mahabharata: The final battle between Arjuna and Karna was so riveting that most of the remaining soldiers stopped their fighting to watch
Example sentences: Ramayana: To gain the sympathy of Ravana, Shurapanakha gave a tendentious account of her encounter with Rama, whereby she portrayed herself as the victim instead of the aggressor. Mahabharata: Duryodhana’s version of his dealings with the Pandavas was tendentious to the extreme; despite his repeated wrongdoings, he claimed to have done no wrong.