unceremonious:

done in a rude, sudden or informal way

unceremonious:

done in a rude, sudden or informal way

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  For most onlookers, Ravana’s kicking away of Vibhishana’s crown signified the latter’s unceremonious removal from the demon’s cabinet. Mahabharata:  Although Duryodhana welcomed Krishna to Hastinapura with a grand ceremony, his eventual rejection of Krishna’s peace proposal was quite unceremonious. Bhagavad-gita:  Many people worry that their death may be unceremonious, whereas what they

duress:

limitation or difficulty caused by misfortune

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  While the monkey army was in duress on seeing Rama and Lakshmana fallen and apparently lifeless, Vibhishana helped them to start looking for a solution. Mahabharata:  When Arjuna lashed out at his brothers on hearing about the death of Abhimanyu, Krishna’s gentle words of wisdom amid duress helped channel Arjuna’s anger constructively.

insufferable:

too annoying or arrogant to be bearable

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  When Kaikeyi kept insisting that Rama be exiled immediately, Dasharatha found her behavior so insufferable that he rejected her as his wife. Mahabharata:  When Duryodhana criticized Drona for being too soft in fighting with the Kauravas, Drona lamented the fate because of which he had to fight on the side of this

belie:

to show to be false, contradict

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  For Lakshmana, the fact that no other animals came anywhere near the shining deer belied Sita’s statement that the deer was simply a harmless, ordinary forest creature Mahabharata:  Dhritarashtra’s eager inquiry – “Has Panchali been won?” – belied his earlier declaration that he would treat the Kauravas and Pandavas equally. Bhagavad-gita:  The

indict:

to charge with a crime 

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Vibhishana assured the survivors of Ravana’s army that they wouldn’t be indicted but would be included in his administration. Mahabharata:  Although Dhritarashtra had been largely responsible for the disastrous Kurukshetra war, Yudhishthira didn’t even consider indicting the blind king — for him, Dhritarashtra treated him with great respect.  Bhagavad-gita:  The Gita’s sixteenth

extirpate:

to remove or destroy completely

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Rama attacked Maricha with a blunt arrow because his purpose was just to stop the demons’ disruptive activities, not to extirpate them from the planet. Mahabharata:  When Duryodhana realized that Ashvattama had killed the Pandavas’ sons instead of the Pandavas, he fell to the ground in lamentation, fearing that the entire next

begrudging:

said, given or done unwillingly

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Vali’s death-bed apology to Sugriva was not begrudging but heartfelt – he realized that he had terribly wronged his younger brother and sincerely wanted to make amends. Mahabharata:  When the Pandavas approached Dhritarashtra after their spectacular performance in Drona’s martial exhibition, Dhritarashtra offered them begrudging praise while lamenting internally that his sons

remonstrate:

to argue in protest or opposition 

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  When Rama told Sita to stay in the kingdom while he went on exile, Sita remonstrated with him repeatedly and passionately until he agreed to take her along. Mahabharata:  Although Vidura remonstrated with Dhritarashtra about the dangerousness of the plan to have a gambling match between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, Dhritarashtra

lacuna:

a blank space or a missing part

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  Ravana was vulnerable to humans and monkeys – this lacuna in the blessings he had received from the gods had now come back to haunt him. Mahabharata:  While in exile, Yudhishthira improved his gambling skills to fill the lacuna that Duryodhana had exploited in the past and was likely to try to

adjure:

to urge or request earnestly

Example Sentences: Ramayana:  On the eve of the war, two of Ravana’s elders, his uncle Malyadan and his father-in-law Maya, adjured him to accept Angada’s peace proposal by returning Sita to Rama. Mahabharata:  On the seventeenth day of the Kurukshetra war, Ashvattama adjured Duryodhana to call off the hostilities and return the Pandavas their half