grapple:

engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle

grapple:

engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle

(Verb)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Rama found that grappling with the demon of separation from Sita was far more difficult than the strongest of the demons he had fought with.

Mahabharata:  During the exile, Yudhisthira and Draupadi had a discussion on morality, wherein they grappled with the reality of suffering and its seeming arbitrariness and unfairness.

Bhagavad-gita:  The Bhagavad-gita grapples with the harsh reality that violence, however brutal it may be, is sometimes the only way to counter malevolence.