Example sentences:

Ramayana:  Rama knew the demons would construe Shurapanakha’s injuries as an attack on them, though it was Shurapanakha who had attacked Sita first.

Mahabharata:  Though Vidura’s coded message was difficult to understand, Yudhishthira was sharp enough to quickly construe the intended meaning.

Bhagavad-gita:  Though some of the Gita’s verses can be construed in various ways, the non-literal explanations are usually unnecessary if the literal explanations are sufficient and can be undesirable if they contradict literal explanations.