Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  The invincibility that Ravana enjoyed because of his boons gutted the gods’ plans to defeat him.

Mahabharata:  Arjuna’s carefully directed arrows at Duryodhana’s uncovered fingertips gutted the protection provided by Drona’s impenetrable armor.

Bhagavad-gita:  The world’s endless temptations and the mind’s tireless propositions can gut the resolve of even serious spiritual seekers (2.60).