Example sentences: Ramayana: When Rama conquered Lanka, he didn’t take away its autonomy, but enthroned Vibhishana as its sovereign ruler. Mahabharata: When Karna accepted the kingdom of Anga as a gift from Duryodhana, little did he know that in exchange he would end up losing his autonomy as a man of principles. Bhagavad-gita: The Gita
Example sentences: Ramayana: When the lusty Ravana neglected all good advice and held on to Sita even to the point of his death, he unwittingly ensured that he would be remembered by posterity as the personification of lust. Mahabharata: When Ghatothakacha was requested by Krishna to attack Karna, Ghatothakacha became delighted and declared, “Today I
Example sentences: Ramayana: When Ravana made comments that were demeaning to Rama, Hanuman decided that enough was enough. Mahabharata: When Duryodhana insulted Vidura in the presence of Dhritarashtra, Vidura felt that more demeaning than Duryodhana’s words was Dhritarashatra’s silence. Bhagavad-gita: The notion that life has no meaning is demeaning not just to our intelligence but
Example sentences: Ramayana: When the citizens of Ayodhya heard that Rama had been told to go to the forest for fourteen years, they considered the order draconian. Mahabharata: The demon Bakasura agreed to let the villagers of Ekachakra live in peace if they met his draconian demand to provide him one human being as his
Example sentences: Ramayana: Akampana assured Ravana that the rout at Janasthana hadn’t been due to the demons’ ineptitude; it had been due to Rama’s unmatchable prowess. Mahabharata: When Arjuna tore through the entire Kaurava army to kill Jayadratha, Duryodhana refused to acknowledge the unstoppability of the Krishna-Arjuna duo; instead, he blamed the defeat on the
Example sentences: Ramayana: Because Paulastya, the grandson of Pulastya, was so malevolent, he got the name Ravana, one who makes others cry. Mahabharata: How malevolent Duryodhana was toward the Pandavas became evident to the whole Kuru assembly when he gleefully ordered that Draupadi be disrobed. Bhagavad-gita: God is benevolent and so is the soul, being
Example sentences: Ramayana: Ravana dismissed as preposterous the notion that stones would float to form a bridge — till he saw hundreds of monkeys charging into his island. Mahabharata: Bhishma declared that Duryodhana’s plan to arrest Krishna was preposterous; Krishna was the undefeatable supreme descended to the earth. Bhagavad-gita: Some people consider belief in God
Example sentences: Ramayana: Ravana’s reckless abduction of Sita epitomizes the lust that characterized his life and caused his death. Mahabharata: Duryodhana’s arrogance is epitomized by his dismissive rejection of Krishna’s peace proposal, “I will not give enough land to even put the tip of a needle through.” Bhagavad-gita: The Gita’s setting, wherein Krishna becomes the
Example sentences: Ramayana: The Ramayana’s second half has been likened to an extravaganza for kids, filled as it is with talking animals, shape-changing monsters, floating stones, ten-headed demons and flying monkeys. Mahabharata: The Kurukshetra battlefield resembled an extravaganza, with bellicose warriors eager for a contest of skills that would reward them either victory on earth
Example sentences: Ramayana: Ravana’s most subversive scheme was to build a bridge to heaven, by which even the sinful could enjoy heavenly delights. Mahabharata: Shakuni suggested a subversive scheme to steal the Pandavas’ kingdom through a rigged gambling match. Bhagavad-gita: The mind is supremely subversive; it makes us misidentify with it and then uses our