Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Rama heard attentively as the sages explained how a culture of charity among the wealthy was essential to prevent the rich-poor economic divide from becoming calcified, leading to resentment and revolt.

Mahabharata:  The more Krishna’s arguments for a peaceful resolution of the Pandava-Kaurava dispute won over the Kuru assembly, the more Duryodhana’s stubborn opposition became calcified.

Bhagavad-gita:  Over the centuries, as caste divisions became calcified because of the caste-by-birth misconception, the caste system became a tool for discrimination, thus defeating its original purpose: social cooperation through division of labor.