Example sentences Ramayana: Though the demons and humans had a long history of hostility, what precipitated an all-out war between them was Ravana’s abduction of Sita. Mahabharata: On the fourteenth day of the Kurukshetra war, the combined charge by Arjuna and Bhima deep into the Kauravas’ ranks precipitated panic among the soldiers defending Jayadratha.
Example sentences Ramayana: As demons were known to be disingenuous, Lakshmana suspected that the unusually attractive deer was an illusion created by the demons Mahabharata: When envious Duryodhana joined ranks with the disingenuous Shakuni, the Kauravas charged down a dark path that ended in their destruction. Bhagavad-gita: Our mind can be disingenuous to the extreme,
Example sentences Ramayana: Though Sugriva repeatedly assured Vali of his allegiance, the infuriated monkey king attacked Sugriva relentlessly Mahabharata: When Bhishma swore allegiance to the Kuru king, he couldn’t have imagined that his vow would compel him to fight on the wrong side in a fratricidal war among Kuru descendants. Bhagavad-gita: The mind honors no
Example sentences Ramayana: Manthara insisted that Kaikeyi act immediately, before Rama’s coronation as prince regent; preventing the coronation wouldn’t be as difficult as annulling it Mahabharata: The division of the Kuru kingdom into two was so outrageously unfair to the Pandavas that some of their followers felt they annul the agreement and challenge the Kauravas.
Example sentences Ramayana: Given that both Rama and Sugriva had been stripped of their kingdoms and wives, they naturally became allies. Mahabharata: That the Kauravas would get some allies was expected; that they would get so many allies was unexpected. Bhagavad-gita: For fighting the war against temptation, our intelligence needs scripture as an invaluable ally.
Example sentences Ramayana: Rama’s spies hesitated to tell him the scandalous allegation some citizens were levelling against Sita. Mahabharata: Hurling at Vidura the allegation that he was partial to the Pandavas, Dhritarashtra dismissed him, saying he could go wherever he pleased. Bhagavad-gita: The allegation that the Gita is a violence-inducing book is belied by the
Example sentences Ramayana: Sita felt ambivalent: should she stay inside the Lakshmanarekha or should she step out to serve food to the sage? Mahabharata: Vidura had been ambivalent about his role in the Kurukshetra till Duryodhana’s vicious insult and Dhritarashthra’s grievous silence impelled him to leave. Bhagavad-gita: On seeing his venerable elders arrayed on the
Example sentences Ramayana: Though some found the sages’ words ambiguous, Rama found them profound, multi-layered and illuminating. Mahabharata: Yudhisthira’s words about Ashvatthama’s death were ambiguous because he didn’t want to speak an outright lie. Bhagavad-gita: Though some sections of the Bhagavad-gita are ambiguous, its conclusion is crystal-clear.
Example sentences Ramayana: Manthara told Kaikeyi to insist that Rama be exiled to the forest for fourteen years; that would give Bharata enough time to aggrandize his hold on the throne. Mahabharata: During the Pandavas’ exile, Duryodhana aggrandized his power by giving lavish gifts to potential allies and winning them over to his side. Bhagavad-gita:
Example sentences Ramayana: Because Ravana’s war conquests had made Lanka affluent beyond words, it came to be known as the kingdom of gold or the golden Lanka. Mahabharata: During the Rajasuya sacrifice, when Duryodhana saw how affluent the Pandavas had become, his envy reached a tipping point. Bhagavad-gita: Arjuna declared that even if he became